fluid viscosity

collocation in English

meaningsoffluidandviscosity

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fluid
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfluː.ɪd/us
/ˈfluː.ɪd/
a substance that flows and is ...
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viscosity
noun[U]
uk
/vɪˈskɒs.ə.ti/us
/vɪˈskɑː.sə.t̬i/
the quality or state of being viscous (= thick and sticky and not ...
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(Definition offluidandviscosityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For i simplicity we have neglected the gravity effect, thefluidviscosityand the compressibility factor are taken to be equal to one.
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Future work will be devoted to taking account offluidviscosityand also to the analysis of a radiation fluid coupled with equation-of-state effects.
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The drop to suspendingfluidviscosityratio is arbitrary and the drop radius varies from 0.5 to 1.15 tube radii.
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The viscous jet data reveal that the ligament diameter decreases with increasingfluidviscosityfor jets perturbed with the same wave-number.
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The drop to suspendingfluidviscosityratio is arbitrary.
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It will be convenient to denote the dimensional time variable by t*, and is thefluidviscosity.
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The behaviour of the growth rate as a function of the flow and the various parameter s (including a perpendicularfluidviscosity) is obtained.
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The migration velocity depends strongly on particle size, pressure drop, andfluidviscosity.
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The main objective of this study is to illustrate the relation between the presence of the surface current density and both thefluidviscosityand the azimuthal magnetic field.
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At large separations thefluidviscosityv also has a negligible effect on the pair's motion because v affects only the small-scale components of the turbulence.
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This induction time is effected by thefluidviscosity, particle and bubble size and the forces between the particle and bubbles.
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In theory, the inversion also can derive fluid conductivity andfluidviscosityfrom the rise time of the signal.
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The main determinants of resistance to fluid flow are fluid velocity through the pipe andfluidviscosity.
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Shear thinning means that thefluidviscositydecreases with increasing shear stress.
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The second cause appears to be thefluidviscosityin both the contractile element and the connective tissue.
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However, lowerfluidviscosityalso typically means fluid leaks faster from the bearing surfaces, thus requiring increased power for pumps or friction from seals.
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Frictional drag, on the other hand, is a result offluidviscosityin the boundary layer.
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In addition, because offluidviscosity, the surface of the vehicle also drags the air to flow with vehicle, a force experienced as skin drag by the vehicle.
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