Turbulent vs Laminar flow
What is the difference?
Turbulent flow
Turbulent flow is when a solid is blocking a fluid and creates eddies for example a meteor is a solid and when it is floating and coming into earth it isn't aerodynamic and creates friction with the air creating an eddy
Laminar Flow
Laminar flow is when a solid is blocking a fluid but it is aerodynamic or there is nothing blocking it which means it is shaped so it can resist the fluid and move very fast. In Laminar flow you can't create eddies because it moves through the the fluid or nothing is blocking a fluid.
Some examples of Laminar and Turbulent
Laminar
the head makes the wind go over it not hit it.
Turbulent
when wind is passed through it, the wind has no way of passing through and takes the umbrella with it.
Laminar
The shape of the football is curved so the air can glide around it and make then football faster
What happens after the turbulent flow
An eddy
An eddy happens behind the turbulent flow. It happens when the fluid is being moved by the solid but it happens in the back.