Have you heard of Laminar Flow?

Perry44 January 2, 2015

This seems like it would be a violation of the second law of thermodynamics but if you look at the system as a whole, the entropy of the universe continues to increase. Pretty cool example of Laminar Flow though.

Laminar flow is a phenomena in which layers of a liquid flow parallel but do not experience any lateral mixing. When you’re making a cosmetic formula laminar flow is not a positive thing. You need lots of turbulent mixing to ensure that you create a homogenous mixture.

Categories: Science

Tags: viscosity

Perry44

Perry has been formulating cosmetic products and inventing solutions to solve consumer problems since the early 1990’s. Additionally, he has written and edited numerous articles and books, taught continuing education classes for industry scientists, and developed successful websites. His latest book is Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry 3rd Edition published by Allured.

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