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leakage factor [2 records]

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Record 1 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Characteristic length for a leaky aquifer (large for little leakage and vice versa) defined as the square root of the product of the transmissivity of the main aquifer and the layer-resistance of the overlying or underlying semiconfining layer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Longueur caractéristique d'un aquifère à semi-captif, définie comme étant la racine carrée du produit de la transmissivité de l'aquifère principal par la résistance de la couche semi-perméable surjacente ou sous-jacente.

OBS

Il nous a été impossible de trouver le terme «drainance» dans les dictionnaires de langue tels que le Grand Robert, le Trésor de la langue française et le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Longitud característica de un acuífero semiconfinado (grande para fugas pequeñas y viceversa) definida como la raíz cuadrada del producto de la transmisividad del acuífero principal y la resistencia del estrato semiconfinante subyacente o sobreyacente.

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Record 2 - external organization data 1994-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The fraction of the primary beam which is attributable to leakage radiation. It should be taken as 0.1% of the primary beam for the purpose of calculation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Fraction du faisceau primaire attribuable à un rayonnement de fuite. Pour le calcul, on considère qu'il est égal à 0,1 pour 100 du faisceau primaire.

Spanish

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