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The '''Péclet number''' ('''Pe''') is a [[dimensionless number]] relevant in the study of transport phenomena in fluid flows. It is named after the French physicist [[Jean Claude Eugène Péclet]]. It is defined to be the ratio of the rate of [[advection]] of a physical quantity by the flow to the rate of [[diffusion]] of the same quantity driven by an appropriate gradient. In the context of the transport of heat, the Peclet number is equivalent to the product of the [[Reynolds number]] and the [[Prandtl number]]. In the context of species or mass dispersion, the Peclet number is the product of the [[Reynolds number]] and the [[Schmidt number]]. | |||
The Péclet number is defined as: | |||
: <math>\mathrm{Pe} = \dfrac{ \mbox{advective transport rate} }{ \mbox{diffusive transport rate} }</math> | |||
For diffusion of particles (mass diffusion), it is defined as: | |||
:<math>\mathrm{Pe}_L = \frac{L U}{D} = \mathrm{Re}_L \, \mathrm{Sc}</math> | |||
For diffusion of heat (thermal diffusion), the Péclet number is defined as: | |||
:<math>\mathrm{Pe}_L = \frac{L U}{\alpha} = \mathrm{Re}_L \, \mathrm{Pr}.</math> | |||
where ''L'' is the characteristic length, ''U'' the [[velocity]], ''D'' the [[Fick's law|mass diffusion coefficient]], and ''α'' the [[thermal diffusivity]], | |||
:<math>\alpha = \frac{k}{\rho c_p}</math> | |||
where ''k'' is the [[thermal conductivity]], ''ρ'' the [[density]], and ''c<sub>p</sub>'' the [[heat capacity]]. | |||
In engineering applications the Péclet number is often very large. In such situations, the dependency of the flow upon ''downstream'' locations is diminished, and variables in the flow tend to become 'one-way' properties. Thus, when modelling certain situations with high Péclet numbers, simpler computational models can be adopted.<ref>{{cite book |last=Patankar |first=Suhas V. |year=1980 |title=Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow |location=New York |publisher=McGraw-Hill |isbn=0-89116-522-3 |page=102 }}</ref> | |||
A flow will often have different Péclet numbers for heat and mass. This can lead to the phenomenon of [[double diffusive convection]]. | |||
In the context of particulate motion the Péclet numbers have also been called '''Brenner numbers''', with symbol '''Br''', in honour of Howard Brenner.<ref>Promoted by S. G. Mason in publications from ''circa'' 1977 onward, and adopted by a number of others.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Nusselt number]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{NonDimFluMech}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peclet Number}} | |||
[[Category:Convection]] | |||
[[Category:Dimensionless numbers of fluid mechanics]] | |||
[[Category:Dimensionless numbers of thermodynamics]] | |||
[[Category:Fluid dynamics]] | |||
[[Category:Heat conduction]] | |||
Revision as of 09:39, 16 January 2014
The Péclet number (Pe) is a dimensionless number relevant in the study of transport phenomena in fluid flows. It is named after the French physicist Jean Claude Eugène Péclet. It is defined to be the ratio of the rate of advection of a physical quantity by the flow to the rate of diffusion of the same quantity driven by an appropriate gradient. In the context of the transport of heat, the Peclet number is equivalent to the product of the Reynolds number and the Prandtl number. In the context of species or mass dispersion, the Peclet number is the product of the Reynolds number and the Schmidt number.
The Péclet number is defined as:
For diffusion of particles (mass diffusion), it is defined as:
For diffusion of heat (thermal diffusion), the Péclet number is defined as:
where L is the characteristic length, U the velocity, D the mass diffusion coefficient, and α the thermal diffusivity,
where k is the thermal conductivity, ρ the density, and cp the heat capacity.
In engineering applications the Péclet number is often very large. In such situations, the dependency of the flow upon downstream locations is diminished, and variables in the flow tend to become 'one-way' properties. Thus, when modelling certain situations with high Péclet numbers, simpler computational models can be adopted.[1]
A flow will often have different Péclet numbers for heat and mass. This can lead to the phenomenon of double diffusive convection.
In the context of particulate motion the Péclet numbers have also been called Brenner numbers, with symbol Br, in honour of Howard Brenner.[2]
See also
References
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