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DIMENSIONLESS groups are extensively used for correlating data involving fluid flow. Some of the best-known applications include flow through pipes1–3, movement of bodies through fluids2–5 and flow of fluids through porous media5,6. It is usual to plot a friction factor, Ψ, against Reynolds number or a modification of it, B (say), and the relationship thus obtained is of the form: 
in which N and K are parameters.
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HARRIS, C. Correlation of Sedimentation-Rates by Dimensionless Groups. Nature 183, 530–531 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183530a0
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