The Prandtl number (Pr) or Prandtl group is a dimensionless number, named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl, defined as the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity. The Prandtl number is given as:
P r = ν α = momentum diffusivity thermal diffusivity = μ / ρ k / ( c p ρ ) = c p μ k {\displaystyle \mathrm {Pr} ={\frac {\nu }{\alpha }}={\frac {\mbox{momentum diffusivity}}{\mbox{thermal diffusivity}}}={\frac {\mu /\rho }{k/(c_{p}\rho )}}={\frac {c_{p}\mu }{k}}}
