Osborne Reynolds

Professor
Osborne Reynolds
FRS
Osborne Reynolds in 1903
Born(1842-10-23)23 October 1842
Belfast, Ireland
Died21 February 1912(1912-02-21) (aged 69)
Watchet, Somerset, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Victoria University of Manchester
Known forFluid dynamics, Reynolds number, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations, Reynolds stresses
AwardsRoyal Medal (1888)
Dalton Medal (1903)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Mechanical Engineering

Osborne Reynolds FRS (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was an Irish-born[1][2][3] British[4] innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics. Separately, his studies of heat transfer between solids and fluids brought improvements in boiler and condenser design. He spent his entire career at what is now the University of Manchester.

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  4. ^ Davidson, Peter A.; Kaneda, Yukio; Moffatt, Keith; Sreenivasan, Katepalli R., eds. (2011). A Voyage Through Turbulence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139018241. ISBN 978-0-521-19868-4.