Keulegan-Carpenter Number Calculator

✖Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation or the amplitude of the object’s velocity, in case of an oscillating object.ⓘ Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation [V_fv]			+10% -10%
✖The Time Period of Oscillations is the time taken by a complete cycle of the wave to pass a point.ⓘ Time Period of Oscillations [T]			+10% -10%
✖Length Scale for a typical coastal engineering flow situation.ⓘ Length Scale [L]			+10% -10%

✖Keulegan-Carpenter Number also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces.ⓘ Keulegan-Carpenter Number [K_C]

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Keulegan-Carpenter Number Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale
K_C = (V_fv*T)/L
This formula uses 4 Variables

Variables Used

Keulegan-Carpenter Number - Keulegan-Carpenter Number also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces.
Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation - (Measured in Meter per Second) - Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation or the amplitude of the object’s velocity, in case of an oscillating object.
Time Period of Oscillations - (Measured in Second) - The Time Period of Oscillations is the time taken by a complete cycle of the wave to pass a point.
Length Scale - (Measured in Meter) - Length Scale for a typical coastal engineering flow situation.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation: 4 Meter per Second --> 4 Meter per Second No Conversion Required
Time Period of Oscillations: 62 Second --> 62 Second No Conversion Required
Length Scale: 30 Meter --> 30 Meter No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

K_C = (V_fv*T)/L --> (4*62)/30

Evaluating ... ...

K_C = 8.26666666666667

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

8.26666666666667 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

8.26666666666667 ≈ 8.266667 <-- Keulegan-Carpenter Number

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< The Keulegan Carpenter Number Calculators

Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation

LaTeX Go Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation = (Keulegan-Carpenter Number*Length Scale)/Time Period of Oscillations

Characteristic Length Scale of Object

LaTeX Go Length Scale = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Keulegan-Carpenter Number

Keulegan-Carpenter Number

LaTeX Go Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale

Period of Oscillation

LaTeX Go Time Period of Oscillations = (Keulegan-Carpenter Number*Length Scale)/Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation

Keulegan-Carpenter Number Formula

LaTeX Go

Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale
K_C = (V_fv*T)/L

What is Keulegan–Carpenter Number?

In fluid dynamics, the Keulegan–Carpenter Number, also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces over inertia forces for bluff objects in an oscillatory fluid flow. Or similarly, for objects that oscillate in a fluid at rest.

What is The Morison (MOJS) equation?

In fluid dynamics, the "Morison equation" is a semi-empirical equation for the inline force on a body in oscillatory flow. It is sometimes called the "MOJS equation" after all four authors – Morison, O’Brien, Johnson and Schaaf –of the 1950 paper in which the equation was introduced.

How to Calculate Keulegan-Carpenter Number?

Keulegan-Carpenter Number calculator uses Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale to calculate the Keulegan-Carpenter Number, Keulegan-Carpenter number, also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces over inertia forces for bluff objects in an oscillatory fluid flow. Keulegan-Carpenter Number is denoted by K_C symbol.

How to calculate Keulegan-Carpenter Number using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Keulegan-Carpenter Number, enter Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation (V_fv), Time Period of Oscillations (T) & Length Scale (L) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Keulegan-Carpenter Number calculation can be explained with given input values -> 8.266667 = (4*62)/30.

FAQ

What is Keulegan-Carpenter Number?

Keulegan-Carpenter number, also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces over inertia forces for bluff objects in an oscillatory fluid flow and is represented as K_C = (V_fv*T)/L or Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale. Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation or the amplitude of the object’s velocity, in case of an oscillating object, The Time Period of Oscillations is the time taken by a complete cycle of the wave to pass a point & Length Scale for a typical coastal engineering flow situation.

How to calculate Keulegan-Carpenter Number?

Keulegan-Carpenter number, also called the period number, is a dimensionless quantity describing the relative importance of the drag forces over inertia forces for bluff objects in an oscillatory fluid flow is calculated using Keulegan-Carpenter Number = (Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation*Time Period of Oscillations)/Length Scale. To calculate Keulegan-Carpenter Number, you need Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation (V_fv), Time Period of Oscillations (T) & Length Scale (L). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation, Time Period of Oscillations & Length Scale and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Keulegan-Carpenter Number?

In this formula, Keulegan-Carpenter Number uses Amplitude of Flow Velocity Oscillation, Time Period of Oscillations & Length Scale. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Keulegan-Carpenter Number = 2*pi*Displacement Parameter

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