flow rate

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flow rate - the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

cardiac output - the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"

rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

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The theoretical air flow rate can be calculated with equation (3).

Design of Multi Nozzles for a Portable Air Flow Meter using Numerical Simulation

Very high flow rate may cause ineffective fluid warming due to short transit time.

Effect of Fluid Flow Rate on Efficacy of Fluid Warmer: An In Vitro Experimental Study

Figure 3 shows transmittance spectra of the ITO thin films deposited under different oxygen flow rates. The transmittance of the ITO thin films is not a function of the oxygen flow rate, but all samples are over 85% in the visible region.

Effect of Oxygen Flow Rate on the Optical, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties of DC Sputtering ITO Thin Films

The objectives of this work were as follows: (a) to evaluate operational characteristics of PRVs based on requirements stated by ISO 10522 (1993) and (b) to model the regulated pressure as a function of inlet pressure and flow rate through the valve considering hysteresis.

Operational Characterization of Pressure Regulating Valves

For microtube length and diameter, defined according to characteristics of the project or availability of material, one must calculate the pressure necessary at the inlet of the last emitter of the lateral line to obtain a pre-defined flow rate (Eq.

Methodology for designing lateral lines with microtubes operated under variable inlet pressure/Metodologia para dimensionamento de linhas laterais com microtubos operadas sob pressao de entrada variavel

A literature search on the effect of blood flow rate on dialysis clearance, dialysis adequacy contributors, and the implications of dialysis adequacy on patient morbidity and mortality was conducted using a computerized search of peer-reviewed research studies, opinion articles, and literature reviews within the health and medicine databases of ProQuest.

Examining the effect of blood flow rate on hemodialysis urea clearance

In the first test, which was considered standard, six flow rate tests were performed in the same drippers, previously identified, every 100h.

Non-pressure compensating emitters using treated sewage effluent for irrigation/Gotejadores nao autocompensantes usando efluente de esgoto tratado para irrigacao

In standing position the maximum flow rate was 32.4+-9.6 ml/sec, average flow rate 8.8+-16.9 ml/sec, and post-void residue was 8.8+-16.9ml.

Comparison of position-related changes on uroflowmetric parameters in healthy young men

Salivary flow rate can be obtained with or without stimulus, that is the stimulated and the unstimulate salivary flow.

The difference in salivary flow rate before and after stimulate between chewing pineapple (Ananas comocus) dan papaya (Carica papaya)

Therefore, an experimental investigation in the influence of coolant air flow rate, inlet water flow rate and temperature, and type of utilized packing has been accomplished.

Experimental study on promoting the thermal performance of a forced draft counter flow evaporative cooling tower

The correlation between the main flow rate and the horizontal flow rate is graphically represented in Figure 2, and it was found that as the horizontal flow increases, the primary flow rates also increase.