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HELE-SHAW ANALOG [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Analogue based on the similarity between two-dimensional plane groundwater flow and the flow of a liquid between two parallel plates (of which at least one is transparent) with a capillary interspace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Modèle analogique pour l'étude de l'écoulement souterrain plan bidimensionnel consistant en deux plaques parallèles (dont l'une est transparente) séparées par un espace capillaire.

Key term(s)
  • modèle à lame mince
  • modèle analogique à fente mince

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Modelo analógico basado en la similitud entre el flujo plano bidimensional de aguas subterráneas y el flujo de un líquido entre dos planos paralelos (de los cuales al menos uno es transparente) separados por un espacio capilar.

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