Atwood number

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$A = ( rho_1 - rho_2 )/( rho_1 + rho_2 )$

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This equation is used to compute a dimensionless density ratio.

Atwood number is an important parameter in the study of Rayleigh–Taylor instability and Richtmyer–Meshkov instability.

References

Atwood number. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atwood_number [Retrieved January 8, 2016]

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