Froude Number

Froude number, abbreviated as Fr, a dimensionless number, 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

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