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Dimensional Analysis and Similarity

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Part of the book series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications ((FMIA,volume 17))

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In this chapter we follow the ideas put forward in this regard by Sedov (1982) and Barenblatt (1979), since both of them have laid foundations in similarity and dimensional methods for facilitating our clear understanding of the subject.

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Azad, R.S. (1993). Dimensional Analysis and Similarity. In: The Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Engineers. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1785-2_5

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