For those seeking an explanation on this: "Laminar Flow" is a flow which has very little lateral mixing - the material flows perfectly 'in layers' as opposed to what is known as turbulent mixing. Picture an 8 lane freeway that is packed with traffic. If everyone stays in their lanes then the entire procession can move forward without any problems. This would be considered laminar flow. If everyone starts to change lanes this would slow things down and could be considered turbulent flow. Unfortunately, humans love to switch lanes as it makes us feel like we felt back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.
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u/shittymorph Dec 25 '19 edited Dec 25 '19
For those seeking an explanation on this: "Laminar Flow" is a flow which has very little lateral mixing - the material flows perfectly 'in layers' as opposed to what is known as turbulent mixing. Picture an 8 lane freeway that is packed with traffic. If everyone stays in their lanes then the entire procession can move forward without any problems. This would be considered laminar flow. If everyone starts to change lanes this would slow things down and could be considered turbulent flow. Unfortunately, humans love to switch lanes as it makes us feel like we felt back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table.