flow rate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofflowandrate
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flow
noun
uk/fləʊ/us/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition offlowandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofflow rate
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Eels were sampled in the main stream at both sites which were similar inflowrate, stream width and substratum.
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Also, the system with fixed upstream pressure may be intrinsically more complex and unstable than that with fixed upstreamflowrate(and fixed downstream pressure).
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The lower the upstream transmural pressure, the smaller is theflowrateat which flow is limited.
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Infections were repeated under varying conditions of cercarial concentration, waterflowrateand ambient water temperature.
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Theflowratecan be regulated through mechanic or electric methods.
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Each plate segment is individually instrumented to allow measurement of the spanwiseaveraged heat transfer and the injectionflowrate.
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The pressure, repetition frequencies, dielectric constant,flowrate, reactor length and gap length are all available.
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The dotted and dashed line is the circulation in the old (smaller) apparatus for oneflowrate.
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At a certain criticalflowrate, however, the bow shock wave begins to bulge out (see figure 8c, plate 1).
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The hydraulic power pack has a capacity of a 110 bar rated pressure and a ratedflowrateof 70 l/min.
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Often, the airflowrateis enhanced by catching and redirecting the prevailing wind.
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The mediumflowratewas 50 ml/h.
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Solutions are obtained for a range of different inflow angles,flowrateand density differences.
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There appears to be an upper bound for theflowrateon the loose entry branch.
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However, these exist only for sufficiently large values of theflowrate.
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This motion always occurs during the accelerating period of the volumetricflowrate.
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