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TRACER HYPOTHESIS [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

Solute transport processes(multiphase flow).(...) In practical problems it is(...) usual to neglect the influence of the variation of the concentration on the fluid properties, as long as these concentrations remain small. Such an assumption is often referred to as the tracer hypothesis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

L'hypothèse du traceur consiste à découpler l'équation de variation de la concentration de celle donnant la vitesse: la concentration C est supposée si faible que la masse volumique p du fluide est pratiquement invariable: alors la vitesse U ne dépend pas de la concentration.

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