flowlines
Directional streaming patterns
Flowlines are lines showing direction of movement or flow.
In engineering, flowlines are pipes carrying oil, gas, or other fluids from wells to processing facilities.
In manufacturing and logistics, flowlines trace the path of materials through production.
In art and design, flowlines guide the eye across a composition.
Geologists use flowlines to map glacier movement or lava paths.
The term appears in fluid dynamics to describe the trajectory particles follow through a system.
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- extractionAct of removing
- oilfieldUnderground hydrocarbon reserve area
drilling · production · tubing · casing · perforations · downhole · completion · hydrocarbon
Remove unnecessary elements
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- laminarArranged in thin layers
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- vortexRotating fluid column
viscosity · Reynolds · vector · trajectory · steady-state · circulation · eddy · flux
Quantity with direction
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
graphic · aesthetic · sketch · linework · composition · contour · movement · dynamic
Bounding line of shape
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- isolineLine joining equal points
- terrainLand's physical features
mapping · gradient · relief · slope · survey · geospatial · GIS · interpolation
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- extractionAct of removing
oilfield · drilling · production · tubing · casing · perforations · downhole · completion · hydrocarbon · crude
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- laminarArranged in thin layers
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
vortex · viscosity · Reynolds · vector · trajectory · steady-state · circulation · eddy · flux · gradient
vector
Quantity with direction
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- illustrationPicture explaining something
pattern · graphic · aesthetic · sketch · linework · composition · contour · movement · dynamic · gesture
contour
Bounding line of shape
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- isolineLine joining equal points
terrain · mapping · gradient · relief · slope · survey · geospatial · GIS · interpolation · isobar
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
channel · erosion · deposition · fluvial · alluvial · bedrock · aquifer · formation · outcrop · fold
flowlinesfixed points
Elements mapping to themselves
nodes · dead zones · sinks · sources · critical points