Volumetric fluxUnits Type ⤴
In fluid dynamics, the volumetric flux is the rate of volume flow across a unit area (m3·s?1·m?2). Volumetric flux = liters/(second*area). The density of a particular property in a fluid's volume, multiplied with the volumetric flux of the fluid, thus defines the advective flux of that property. The volumetric flux through a porous medium is often modelled using Darcy's law. Volumetric flux is not to be confused with volumetric flow rate, which is the volume of fluid that passes through a given surface per unit of time (as opposed to a unit surface). [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flux] Also used for hydraulic conductivity.
Term
volumetricFlux
Category
Mechanics
Provenance
Wikipedia
Provenance Uri
http://dbpedia.org/page/Volumetric_flux
Note
Has identical dimensionality to linear velocity, but is expressed differently.
Default Unit
meters cubed per second per meter squared (m^3/s*m^2)
Dimension Symbol
L1T-1
Dimension Length
0
Dimension Mass
1
Dimension Time
0
Dimension Current
-1
Dimension Temperature
0
Dimension Amount
0
Dimension Light
0