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Dimensionless velocity

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A non-dimensional velocity for a wall-bounded flow can be defined in the following way:

Failed to parse (unknown function\U): u^+ \equiv \frac{\U}{\u_*}}


Where U is the local velocity and Failed to parse (unknown function\u): \u_*

is the friction velocity at the closest wall.
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