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EPPER EFFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Effect in which the wave crest produced by a current meter and its suspension, moving forward, causes an increase in the height of the wetted cross-section and a consequential reduction of the relative velocity.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Effet selon lequel la crête de l'onde produite par le déplacement d'un moulinet et de son équipage provoque un accroissement de la hauteur de la section mouillée et par suite une diminution de la vitesse relative.

OBS

effet Epper : Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Efecto por el cual la onda producida por el movimiento de un molinete y del dispositivo del cual pende provoca un incremento del calado de la sección transversal mojada y consecuentemente una reducción de la velocidad relativa.

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