 ##  [Coanda Effect](/coanda-effect) 

  ##  [Coanda Effect](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/coanda-effect-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

The tendency of a fluid jet to attach to and follow the contour of a nearby surface due to entrainment, momentum exchange and resulting pressure differences; the phenomenon depends on jet momentum, proximity to the surface, curvature, viscosity and turbulence.