Couette flow

[ koo-et ]

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noun

Mechanics.

the flow of a fluid between two surfaces that have tangential relative motion, as of a liquid between two coaxial cylinders that have different angular velocities.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Couette flow¹

< French couette, literally, feather bed (in machinery, a bearing). See quilt

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The bill's role also makes hummingbirds unique among animals by relying on two types of fluid collection and transport methods: the lapping mechanism -- formally known as Couette flow -- which animals like dogs and cats use to drink, and Poiseuille flow, a suction-driven mechanism used, for example, by mosquitoes drinking blood or by humans drinking through a straw.

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