Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · medium
The velocity at which flow changes from laminar to turbulent is called the:
- Terminal velocity
- Sonic velocity
- Escape velocity
- Critical velocity
Answer
D. Critical velocity
Solution
It corresponds to the critical Reynolds number ( 2000 for pipes).
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