Originally Posted by bmorgan
Downward, I got excited when I saw a word that I did not know. Thinking I am going to learn something new today. I looked it up in the dictionary and could not find it. Maybe it was just a spelling mistake..... laminarize. I am not trying to be smart here. I really do like learning new things. What does laminarize mean? Thanks
Edit - I found lots of articles via google that use the term laminarize or laminarization. They all seem to be related to air flow, but I did not see any of them that explain what it is. I guess a technical term that you would know if you were in the field of flow dynamics? Ok, I am more curious now. Thanks again.
Bob
Laminar flow is smooth flow, i.e. the opposite of tubulent flow.
The -ize suffix means: "to act in a certain way; to treat in a certain way; to make into; to treat with; to do; to make; to cause".
So he's saying that the air filter reduces the turbulence of the incoming air.