Table of unit conversions

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The following table gives conversions between 'code' units, based on $R$ and $U_{cl}$ to 'lab' units, based on $D$ and $U_b$. For conversion factor $C$:

$variable~\mbox{('lab' units)} = C \times variable ~\mbox{('code' units)}$.


$\begin{array}{ccccl} \mbox{variable} & \mbox{'code' units} & \mbox{'lab' units} & \mbox{conversion factor}~C & \mbox{comment}\\ \hline r,z & R & D & \frac{1}{2}\\ \vec{u} & U_{cl} & U_b & 2 \\ t & R/U_{cl} & D/U_b & \frac{1}{4} \\ E & \rho\,U_{cl}^2\, R^3 & \rho\,U_b^2\,D^3 & \frac{1}{2} & \mbox{kinetic energy} \\ D & \rho\,U_{cl}^3\, R^2 & \rho\,U_b^3\,D^2 & 2 & \mbox{dissipation rate} \\ \end{array}$