forced flow
31maximum expiratory flow — the rate of airflow during a forced vital capacity maneuver, often specified at a given volume; see also forced expiratory f. Called also maximal expiratory f …
32peak expiratory flow — (PEF) the greatest rate of airflow that can be achieved during forced exhalation, beginning with the lungs fully inflated. Called also peak expiratory flow rate …
33peak inspiratory flow — (PIF) the greatest rate of airflow that can be achieved during forced inhalation, beginning with the lungs maximally deflated. Called also peak inpiratory flow rate …
34cold flow — priverstinis elastingumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Stikliškojo polimero savybė stipriai deformuotis paveikus jį didele ilgalaike apkrova. atitikmenys: angl. cold flow; forced rubberlike elasticity rus. вынужденная эластичность;… …
35Boiling water reactor — A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric in the mid 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008 The BWR is characterized by two phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. See… …
36Richardson number — The Richardson number is named after Lewis Fry Richardson (1881 ndash; 1953). It is the dimensionless number that expresses the ratio of potential to kinetic energy [Modellers will be more familiar with the reciprocal of the square root of the… …
37Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation — (UVGI) is a sterilization method that uses ultraviolet (UV) light at sufficiently short wavelength to break down micro organisms. [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2008, April). NIOSH eNews, 5(12). Retrieved September 10,… …
38Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …
39Advanced Boiling Water Reactor — The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is a Generation III reactor boiling water reactor. The ABWR was designed by General Electric. The standard ABWR plant design has a net output of about 1350 MWe, however General Electric Hitachi (GEH)has… …
40Hydronics — is the name for the use of water as the heat transfer medium in heating and cooling systems. Some of the oldest and most common examples are steam and hot water radiators. In large scale commercial buildings such as high rise and campus… …
