Abstract
Entrainment can be defined as:
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The incorporation of non-turbulent, usually irrotational fluid into the turbulent region of the entraining fluid, or conversely:
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The diffusion of the turbulent entraining fluid into the non-turbulent ambient fluid.
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Pedersen, F.B. (1986). Entrainment (VE). In: Environmental Hydraulics: Stratified Flows. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86600-5_6
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