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Killing Laminar Flow: Post 56

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by bartonlsmith

When you hear people describe flow over baseballs, there is frequent reference to the seams causing Laminar flow to become Turbulent. To start, I’d better explain what those terms mean. Laminar flow is what Juniors in Physics or Engineering learn about in their fluid dynamics class. It is usually steady Continue Reading

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