laminar
Arranged in layers
Laminar describes smooth, layered flow where fluid moves in parallel layers without mixing or turbulence.
The term appears most often in physics and engineering: laminar flow, laminar airflow.
Blood moves in laminar flow through healthy arteries.
The opposite is turbulent flow, where layers mix chaotically.
More generally, laminar means arranged in thin layers or sheets.
Makes more efficient
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- ReynoldsSurname or foil brand
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- velocityDirected rate of motion
incompressible · gradient · shear · momentum · drag · lift · pressure · kinematic
Physics of air motion
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- dragResistance through fluid
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
streamlined · separation · stall · glider · viscous · subsonic
Rotating fluid column
- eddyCircular counter-current
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- transitionChange from one state
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
disturbance · perturbation · critical · threshold · breakdown · chaotic · mixing · dissipation
streamlines
Makes more efficient
velocity · incompressible · gradient · shear · momentum · drag · lift · pressure · kinematic · lubrication
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- hydrodynamicsScience of liquid motion
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- dragResistance through fluid
lift · streamlined · separation · stall · glider · viscous · subsonic
vortex
Rotating fluid column
- eddyCircular counter-current
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- transitionChange from one state
instability · disturbance · perturbation · critical · threshold · breakdown · chaotic · mixing · dissipation · cascade
stratified
Arranged in stacked layers
planar · stacked · laminae · foliated · banded · bedded · composite · plywood · veneer
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines
- Showerheadshandheld, rainfall, fixed, detachable, rain shower
- flow typesturbulent, steady, continuous, intermittent, inflow
- spray patternsmist, jet, shower, stream, fan
- aerodynamicsairflow, lift, drag, drag coefficient, turbulence
- placentationbasal, parietal, marginal, apical, central
laminarunstratified
Not separated into levels
unlayered · homogeneous · disordered · amorphous · irregular
- laminate flooringPressed synthetic floor covering
- laminated glassLayered pane with interlayer
- laminated woodBonded timber layers
- laminated paperPaper sealed between plastic
- laminar flow hoodSterile filtered-air enclosure
- laminated sheetsPlastic-covered flat documents
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