Lab #9: Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
Introduction Dimensional analysis is one of the powerful tools in the determination of relationships between physical parameters. This technique involves manipulation and comparison of the units of physical features so as to achieve the desired relationship, whose units conform to the expectation of a quantity being derived. On the other hand, similitude refers to the a technique where a real life structure or component is reproduced by at a lower scale such that every dimension is drawn to the scale and at a constant proportion among all members of a structure. This technique assumes that a model behaves in a similar manner as a prototype and the ...
