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Velocity defect law

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velocity defect law

The momentum integral relation that expresses the mean stress between any two stations in terms of the difference in the velocity profiles between the stations.

Also known as von Kármán's momentum integral.

Brown, R. A. 1974. Analytical Methods in PBL Modelling. Halsted Press, appendix B, . 148 pp.

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