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turbulent diffusion [3 records]

Record 1 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Irregularity in the diffusion of solute molecules that occurs in a porous chromatographic support, by the rapid process of mixing of the swirling eddies of the fluid. The phenomenon is due to the fact that (a) the pathlength for some solute molecules is either shorter or longer than that for the bulk of the molecules; and (b) the rate of solvent flow varies in different regions of the porous support.

CONT

Non-ideal flow occurs when different elements of substrate move through the reactor at varying rates such that they are in contact with the enzyme for variable periods owing to their differing residence times in the reactor giving an opportunity for different extents of reaction to take place and for further reaction of the desired product and side-reactions to take place. Non-ideal flow can be caused by factors such as back-mixing, channelling, or the presence of stagnant flow regions within the reactors.... Eddy diffusion also causes inhomogeneous distribution of fluid. This effect occurs when there are variations in the size and shape of the support particles and because of the tendency of the larger particles to become packed close to the walls of the column such that the flow rate varies over the cross-section of the column.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Les utilisations délibérées les plus anciennes et les plus courantes de la turbulence concernent l'intensification des transferts de chaleur et de matière au sein des fluides ou vers les parois qui les limitent. Dans le second cas, l'effet de la diffusion moléculaire à proximité immédiate de la paroi est déterminant, car la diffusion turbulente y tend vers zéro dans les sous-couches visqueuses sur parois lisses, ou y intervient par des forces de pression à petite échelle sans action sur le transfert de contaminants scalaires sur parois rugueuses.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Meteorology
DEF

Diffusion which occurs in turbulent flow, by the rapid process of mixing of the swirling eddies of fluid.

OBS

eddy: A vortexlike motion of a fluid running contrary to the main current.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Diffusion de matière ou des propriétés de particules d'air, telles que la chaleur et la quantité de mouvement, par les tourbillons d'un flux turbulent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
  • Meteorología
DEF

Difusión de materia o de las propiedades de partículas de aire, como el calor y la cantidad de movimiento, por los remolinos de un flujo turbulento.

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Record 3 2001-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Advection of these small clouds depends on local velocity field, and they are subject to turbulent diffusion, which is modeled by the four-thirds power law ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Ces petits nuages sont advectés en fonction du champ de vitesse local et ils subissent une dispersion turbulente qui est modélisée par la loi de puissance à la quatre tiers [...]

Spanish

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