Understanding Laminar and Turbulent Flow

Be one of the first 200 people to sign up to Brilliant using this link and get 20% of your annual subscription! There are two main types of fluid flow - laminar flow, in which the fluid flows smoothly in layers, and turbulent flow, which is characterised by chaotic motion and large amounts of mixing. In this video we explore the differences between these two flow regimes. We’ll cover how Reynolds number can be used to predict which flow regime will occur for a speci