Formula 5.135

Strouhal number

Input(s)

f: Frequency of vortex shedding $(/ \mathrm{s})$

L: Characteristic length $(\mathrm{m})$

$\mathrm{v}$: Velocity of the fluid $(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s})$

Output(s)

St: Strouhal number (dimensionless)

Formula(s)

$$ S t=f * \frac{L}{v} $$

Reference(s)

Wikipedia.org .