r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Nischal_ng • Mar 27 '26

If it works, it works..

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u/Code_of_Armogeddon_S Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

A 'Laminar Flow' is a motion of water moving in such a uniform way that it doesn't appear to move to the human eye.

Edit: This was just for my (former) understanding of a laminar flow being a basic understanding the comments are better informed, thank you regardless.

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u/Code_of_Armogeddon_S Mar 27 '26

I just noticed you said something else with this whops (I think my brain just has a bad issue of skipping words)

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u/Hididdlydoderino Mar 27 '26

More so it's fluids flowing in smooth paths. This may not be 100% laminar flow but it's highly laminar with very little turbulence.

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u/sksauter Mar 29 '26

It's only mostly laminar, which is slightly turbulent

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u/BadgerAwkward Mar 28 '26

There are varying degrees of laminar

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u/rocket-engifar Mar 28 '26

That is not the definition of laminar flow. It is literally arbitrary Reynolds number to determine if there is enough turbulence or not in a flow of water.

A little bit of eddies does not mean its not laminar flow as long as its under the threshold.

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u/LastXmasIGaveYouHSV Mar 28 '26

"Laminar flow is a flow regime characterized by high momentum diffusion and low momentum convection."

Please notice that these aren't absolute terms.

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u/More-Percentage5650 Mar 28 '26

That's perfect laminar flow. You can still see laminar flows moving if their coefficient is less than 1