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Fluid statics — (also called hydrostatics) is the science of fluids at rest, and is a sub field within fluid mechanics. The term usually refers to the mathematical treatment of the subject. It embraces the study of the conditions under which fluids are at rest… … Wikipedia
Fluid catalytic cracking — (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high boiling hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum crude oils to more valuable gasoline, olefinic gases and other products.cite book|author … Wikipedia
Fluid compartments — in the mammalian body broadly comprise two compartments, each with several subdivisions: intracellular fluid, which makes up approximately 60 65% of body water, and extracellular fluid, which makes up the other 35 40% of body water. (For all… … Wikipedia
fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… … Universalium
Fluid Phase Equilibria — Infobox Journal title = Fluid Phase Equilibria discipline = Chemical Engineering language = abbreviation = publisher = Elsevier country = frequency = history = openaccess = website = ISSN =0378 3812 Fluid Phase Equilibria is a scientific journal… … Wikipedia
Fluid dynamics — Continuum mechanics … Wikipedia
fluid — fluidal, adj. fluidly, fluidally, adv. fluidness, n. /flooh id/, n. 1. a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Fluid — A fluid is defined as a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All liquids and all gases are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic… … Wikipedia
Equilibrium valve — Valve Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. valve.] [1913 Webster] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. [1913 Webster] Swift through the valves the visionary fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluid pressure — Physics, Mech. the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point. [1835 45] * * * fluid pressure, the pressure exerted by a confined fluid in static… … Useful english dictionary
