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Dimensionless quantity calculated as the ratio of 
momentum diffusivity (kinematic viscosity)  \nu to thermal diffusivity  a:

(1) {\rm Pr} = \frac{\nu}{a}


It is dynamic property of the substance at a given pressure and temperature:  {\rm Pr} = {\rm Pr}(p, T).

High values mean that heat convection dominates heat conduction.

For most gases over a wide range of temperature and pressure,
 Prandtl number is approximately constant at around {\rm Pr}(p, T) = 0.71.

For water in 
STP:   {\rm Pr} = 7.56.

See also


Physics / Thermodynamics

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