Why is the Reynolds number for onset of turbulence given by Re > 2000 in fully flowing

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Why is the Reynolds number for onset of turbulence given by Re > 2000 in fully flowing pipes and Re > 500 in partly flowing pipes and other open channels?

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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