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Old 07-04-2014, 12:10 AM   #19 (permalink)
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The Reynolds number is New to me , it is now making my head spin/ grind/stop when trying to apply it to a design.
The rabbit hole goes a long way down. Can anyone explain the scaling on the Re axis to me?



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It appears that you reduce speed to simulate a real car.
The link you posted says no.

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Originally Posted by Bob s
Re is a unitless number, so if D is reduced by a factor of 10, v would have to be increased by a factor of 10 to keep the Reynolds number the same.
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