rate of flow — noun the amount of fluid that flows in a given time • Syn: ↑flow, ↑flow rate • Derivationally related forms: ↑flow (for: ↑flow) • Hypernyms: ↑rate … Useful english dictionary
Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… … Wikipedia
flow|me|ter — «FLOH MEE tuhr», noun. any one of various devices for measuring the volume or rate of flow of a liquid or gas … Useful english dictionary
Flow chemistry — In flow chemistry, a chemical reaction is run in a continuously flowing stream rather than in batch production. In other words, pumps move fluid into a tube, and where tubes join one another, the fluids contact one another. If these fluids are… … Wikipedia
flow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, large, massive ▪ good ▪ adequate ▪ poor ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Flow coefficient — The flow coefficient of a device is a relative measure of its efficiency at allowing fluid flow. It describes the relationship between the pressure drop across an orifice, valve or other assembly and the corresponding flow rate.Coefficent of… … Wikipedia
flow rate — noun the amount of fluid that flows in a given time (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑flow, ↑rate of flow • Derivationally related forms: ↑flow (for: ↑flow) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flow meter — Device that measures the velocity of a gas or liquid. It has applications in medicine as well as in chemical engineering, aeronautics, and meteorology. Examples include pitot tubes, venturi tubes, and rotameters (tapered graduated tubes with a… … Universalium
rate — See base interest rate burn rate charging rate conversion rate damping rate deflection rate discharge rate flat rate flat rate manual flow rate … Dictionary of automotive terms
flow rate — Volumetric rate of flow [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Flow — may refer to:In science and technology: *Dataflow, computing term related to the flow of messages between software components *Environmental flow, the amount of water necessary in a watercourse to maintain a healthy ecosystem *Flow (computer… … Wikipedia
