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critical_reynolds

Function critical_reynolds 

Source
pub fn critical_reynolds(relative_roughness: f64) -> Result<f64, AeroError>
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The roughness-limited critical Reynolds number R_crit = 51 (R_s/L)^−1.039 (Niskanen 2009 eq. 3.79; Barrowman 1967 eq. 4-7), infinite for a perfectly smooth surface.

§Errors

AeroError::Domain for a negative or non-finite relative roughness.