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CROSS SECTIONAL AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-sectional area
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dsectional%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross sectional area 2, record 1, English, cross%20sectional%20area
- cross-sectional flow area 3, record 1, English, cross%2Dsectional%20flow%20area
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area of a plane in a tank or vessel which is at a right angle to the direction of flow. 1, record 1, English, - cross%2Dsectional%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cross sectional area is expressed in square feet, and used to calculate the service flow rate or the backwash flow rate. For example, a given bed may have a rate of 5 U.S. gallons per minute per square foot of ion exchange bed area. 1, record 1, English, - cross%2Dsectional%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Manning's formula ... is an empirical or experimentally derived equation, where ... A = cross-sectional flow area [in square meters]... 3, record 1, English, - cross%2Dsectional%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface de la section mouillée
1, record 1, French, surface%20de%20la%20section%20mouill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe du calcul du débit est de multiplier la surface en mètres carrés de la section mouillée par la vitesse moyenne en mètres par seconde pour obtenir le débit en mètres cubes. 2, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20la%20section%20mouill%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface de la section mouillée (d'un canal) : symbole : S. Cahier A. sulfurique, chapitre 5.4.2.1 cf. Dictionnaire de l'eau de l'OLF et norme ISO-R772. 3, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20la%20section%20mouill%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aire de la section mouillée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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