Froude Number

Froude number, abbreviated as Fr, is a dimensionless number which is the ratio of inertial force to gravitational force.  It is used for wave and surface behavior for mixed natural and forced convection.

 

Froude number calculator

	formulas that use Froude number \(\large{ Fr =  \frac { v }  { \sqrt { g \; h_m }  }  }\)    Where: \(\large{ Fr  }\) = Froude number \(\large{ g  }\) = gravitational acceleration \(\large{ h_m }\) = mean depth \(\large{ v  }\) = velocity of flow