Could someone just refresh my memory on...

Skiddywinks

The name of the phenomena where a flowing fluid's molecules get trapped in the microscopic surfaces of the container it is flowing through? I know turbulence solves the problem, but it doesn't help me without the name of the problem in the first place!

Writing a lab report on heat exchangers, and realised that what I read about turbulence and whatever-it-is-called from doing watercooling research might come in handy.

Matt151b · 11-23-2009, 16:55 | posts: 375 | Location: California | User is Offline

are you talking about the boundary layer created by laminar flow over a surface?

Skiddywinks · 11-23-2009, 17:50 | posts: 4,220 | Location: North Wales | User is Offline

Yes. Thank you.

nvlddmkm · *Last edited by nvlddmkm; 11-23-2009 at 20:37.*

A Bose-Einstein condensate can create a similar circumstance of laminar flow across every possible surface structure where quantum states overlap and all possible paths of flow are realized at the same time.

Pzykotik · 11-24-2009, 02:35 | posts: 1,424 | Location: London | User is Offline

Awesome, water cooling has a use in the "real" world =P lol

lysaer · 11-24-2009, 03:11 | posts: 302 | Location: London | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pzykotik

Awesome, water cooling has a use in the "real" world =P lol

maybe we can apply this to cars or heating systems!

Chromed1 · 11-24-2009, 07:51 | posts: 27 | Location: omaha | User is Offline

What kind of turbulence best counteracts this effect? sound waves enough or does it need to be more profound? I am assuming the less laminar flow the better your cooling.