flowrate
Liquid movement speed
Flowrate is the volume or mass of fluid passing through a given point per unit of time: The pump maintains a flowrate of fifty gallons per minute.
The term appears in engineering, plumbing, and medical contexts—anywhere liquids or gases move through systems.
Also spelled as two words: flow rate.
Amount of space filled
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- pressureForce upon contact
- headUppermost body part
pipe · conduit · valve · pump · nozzle · orifice · restriction · laminar
Steady continuous flow
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
groundwater · aquifer · runoff · watershed · drainage · current · channel · estuary
Device that measures usage
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- sensorInput-detecting device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- venturiConstricted passage accelerating flow
weir · flume · ultrasonic · turbine · coriolis · thermal · totalizer · transmitter
Steps toward a result
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
circulation · dosing · metering · control · regulation · throttling · bypass · recirculation
volume
Amount of space filled
head · pipe · conduit · valve · pump · nozzle · orifice · restriction · laminar · turbulent
stream
Steady continuous flow
waterfall · groundwater · aquifer · runoff · watershed · drainage · current · channel · estuary · snowmelt
meter
Device that measures usage
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- sensorInput-detecting device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
venturi · weir · flume · ultrasonic · turbine · coriolis · thermal · totalizer · transmitter · readout
process
Steps toward a result
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
injection · circulation · dosing · metering · control · regulation · throttling · bypass · recirculation · feedwater
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- circulationMovement through a system
- arterialOf major vessels
venous · capillary · renal · cerebral · pulse · infusion · IV · dialysis · respiratory · ventilation
flowrateresistance
Capacity to withstand force
impedance · obstruction · backpressure · friction · pressure drop
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