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The Euler number (Eu) is a dimensionless number used in fluid flow calculations. It expresses the relationship between a local pressure drop caused by a restriction and the kinetic energy per volume of the flow, and is used to characterize energy losses in the flow, where a perfect frictionless flow corresponds to an Euler number of 0. The inverse of the Euler number is referred to as the Ruark Number with the symbol Ru.
The Euler number is defined as
E
u
=
pressure forces
inertial forces
=
(pressure)(area)
(mass)(acceleration)
=
(
p
u
−
p
d
)
L
2
(
ρ
L
3
)
(
v
2
/
L
)
=
p
u
−
p
d
ρ
v
2
{\displaystyle \mathrm {Eu} ={\dfrac {\mbox{pressure forces}}{\mbox{inertial forces}}}={\dfrac {\mbox{(pressure)(area)}}{\mbox{(mass)(acceleration)}}}={\frac {(p_{u}-p_{d})\,L^{2}}{(\rho L^{3})(v^{2}/L)}}={\frac {p_{u}-p_{d}}{\rho v^{2}}}}
where
ρ
{\displaystyle \rho }
is the density of the fluid.
p
u
{\displaystyle p_{u}}
is the upstream pressure.
p
d
{\displaystyle p_{d}}
is the downstream pressure.
v
{\displaystyle v}
is a characteristic velocity of the flow.
An alternative definition of the Euler number is given by Shah and Sekulic
E
u
=
pressure drop
dynamic head
=
Δ
p
ρ
v
2
/
2
{\displaystyle \mathrm {Eu} ={\dfrac {\mbox{pressure drop}}{\mbox{dynamic head}}}={\dfrac {\Delta p}{\rho v^{2}/2}}}
where
Δ
p
{\displaystyle \Delta p}
is the pressure drop
=
p
u
−
p
d
{\displaystyle =p_{u}-p_{d}}
See also
Darcy–Weisbach equation is a different way of interpreting the Euler number
Reynolds number for use in flow analysis and similarity of flows
Cavitation number a similarly formulated number with different meaning
References
Further reading
Batchelor, G. K. (1967). An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-09817-3.
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