Question

Eddy viscosity is proportional to the square of one value of this quantity in a model named for it developed by Prandtl. The square root of little g times one value of this quantity appears in the denominator of the Froude number that models ship behavior. Ballistic electrons have a large value of one form of this quantity relative to the surrounding material. The ratio between two characteristic values of this quantity defines the (*) Knudsen (-5[1])number and determines if continuum mechanics apply. This quantity times dynamic viscosity over kinematic viscosity defines the Reynolds (-5[1])number. The average value of this quantity between collisions in a gas (10[1])is the mean free (-5[2])path. For 10 points, the volume of fluid inside a pipe equals cross-sectional area times what quantity with units of meters? (10[4]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: characteristic length [or length scale or distance or height or pipe length or diameter or radius; accept mixing length model; accept mean free path until read; prompt on size]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Derek ChenColumbia APrinceton75-5
Kushal AluruRutgersLehigh B93-5
Matthew SiffYaleColumbia B10510
Steven McPhillimeyLehigh AColumbia C109-5
Zaid AsifNYU BGatherer109-5
Austin GuoPrincetonColumbia A13010
Andrew YangColumbia CLehigh A1300
Evan SchleckGathererNYU B13010
Jeff GuanNYU CBard13010
Will HollisterLehigh BRutgers13010

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%0%67%125.00
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%25%122.75
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%50%130.00
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%17%17%107.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%67%129.67