The mean free path (lambda) of a molecule of gas is the average distance it travels before

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The mean free path \(\lambda\) of a molecule of gas is the average distance it travels before collision with another molecule. It is given by

\[\lambda=C \frac{m}{ho d^{2}}\]

where \(m\) and \(d\) are the molecule's mass and diameter, respectively, and \(ho\) is the gas density. What are the dimensions of constant \(C\) for a dimensionally consistent equation?

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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