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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