knudsen flow

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Definition of knudsen flow in English English dictionary

The flow of a gas in which the mean free path of its molecules is much longer than the characteristic dimension of the tube etc that it is flowing through

Related Terms

Knudsen flows

plural form of Knudsen flow

Hyphenation

Knud·sen flow

Turkish pronunciation

nudsın flō

Synonyms

free molecule flow

Pronunciation

/ˈno͞odsən ˈflō/ /ˈnuːdsən ˈfloʊ/

Etymology

() Fro Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist