Turbulent Schmidt Number
Description
Schmidt number (Sc) is a dimensionless number. The turbulent Schmidt number describes the ratio between the rates of turbulent transport of momentum and the turbulent transport of mass (or any passive scalar). It is related to the turbulent Prandtl number which is concerned with turbulent heat transfer rather than turbulent mass transfer.
Related formulasVariables
Sct | Turbulent Schmidt Number (dimensionless) |
vt | eddy viscosity (m2/s) |
K | eddy diffusivity (m2/s) |