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Deborah number

Input(s)

tct_{c}tc​: Relaxation Time Scale (h)

tp:\boldsymbol{t}_{\boldsymbol{p}}:tp​: Time Scale of Observation (h)

Output(s)

De: Deborah Number (dimensionless)

Formula(s)

De=tctpD e=\frac{t_{c}}{t_{p}}De=tp​tc​​

Reference(s)

Wikipedia.org.


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