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Turbulent Schmidt Number

Description

Schmidt number (Sc) is a dimensionless number. The turbulent Schmidt number describes the ratio between the rates of turbulent transport of momentum and the turbulent transport of mass (or any passive scalar). It is related to the turbulent Prandtl number which is concerned with turbulent heat transfer rather than turbulent mass transfer.

Related formulas

Variables

SctTurbulent Schmidt Number (dimensionless)
vteddy viscosity (m2/s)
Keddy diffusivity (m2/s)