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Instability in Pipe Flow

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WHEN considering the conditions necessary for the stability of laminar flow in a cylindrical pipe, it may be assumed that the following quantities are involved : transverse velocity gradient (dv/dx) at the point considered; distance (x) of the point from the wall ; and kinematic viscosity (v) of the liquid.

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  1. Nikuradse, J., cit. Prandtl, L., and Tietjens, O. C., "Applied Hydro-and Aero-Mechanics" (McGraw-Hill, 1934).

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  1. Engineering Department, University of Manchester,

    R. B. WHITTINGTON & E. W. S. ASHTON

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WHITTINGTON, R., ASHTON, E. Instability in Pipe Flow. Nature 162, 997–998 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162997b0

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