How to Use turbulent flow in a Sentence

turbulent flow

noun
  • These turbulent flows are found throughout the universe.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This is largely due to the fact that the blades transition between laminar and turbulent flow.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Laminar flow, the opposite of turbulent flow, refers to the smooth, orderly movement of air over a surface.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some swim-current systems can create uneven or turbulent flow, which can make swimming feel unnatural.
    — New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes the broadening appeared before turbulence could form, and in many cases the shapes of the lines were too symmetrical to match turbulent flows, according to the paper.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These turbulent flows, resembling whirlpools, are notoriously complex and have long posed significant challenges for accurate modeling.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
  • For example, some phenomena may be inherently complex—for example, the turbulent flow of fast-moving water or natural language—and simple underlying equations may not emerge.
    — Stephan Zhang, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2022
  • While Soviet mathematician Andrey Kolmogorov’s theory, known as K41 scaling, is widely accepted to describe how energy dissipates in turbulent flows, proving its relevance in bubbly systems has remained a scientific challenge.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025

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