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One of the characteristic measures for thermal processes. It shows the intensity of energy dissipation in the flow of a liquid or gas:

where is the coefficient of heat emission, is the specific thermal capacity of the medium at constant pressure, is the density, and is the velocity of the flow.

The Stanton number is related to the Nusselt number and the Péclet number by the relation .

The Stanton number is named after Th. Stanton.

How to Cite This Entry:
Stanton number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Stanton_number&oldid=39988
This article was adapted from an original article by Material from the article "Stanton number" in BSE-3 (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article