Reynolds transport theorem
Teorema del transporte de Reynolds
- Date
- 1903 · confidence low
- Place
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Osborne Reynolds
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Three-dimensional generalization of the Leibniz rule describing how a quantity integrated over a moving control volume changes over time, fundamental to fluid mechanics, associated with Osborne Reynolds.
What it led to
- Formulation of conservation equations in fluid mechanics
- Mathematical basis of computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Application in turbine engineering, aerodynamics and hydraulics
- Link to the Reynolds number and the study of turbulence