The principal living area of a vessel.
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INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT)
The energy per unit area present at the boundary of two immiscible liquids. It is usually expressed in dynes/cm (ASTM Designation D 971.)
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HIGH
An area of high pressure. Since a high is, on a synoptic chart, always associated with anticyclonic circulation, the term is used interchangeably with ANTICYCLONE
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HORN ANTENNA
An antenna consisting of a waveguide the cross-sectional area of which increases toward the open end. Often shortened to HORN.
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PERMEABILITY
The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.
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HOLD-UP
The cross-sectional area locally occupied by one of the phases of a multiphase flow, relative to the cross-sectional area of the conduit at the same local position.
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MULTIPHASE FRACTION METER
A device for measuring the phase area fractions of oil, gas and water of a multiphase flow through a cross-section of a conduit.
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PHASE AREA FRACTION
The cross-sectional area locally occupied by one of the phases of a multiphase flow, relative to the cross-sectional area of the conduit at the same local position.
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ICE COVER
The ratio, expressed in tenths, of the amount of ice to the total area of sea surface in a defined area; this locale may be global, hemispheric, or a specific geographic entity.
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MULTIPHASE METER
A device for measuring the phase area fractions and flow rates of oil, gas and water of a multiphase flow through a cross-section of a conduit. It is necessary to specify whether the multiphase meter measures volume or mass flow rates.
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PHASE VELOCITY
The velocity of one phase of a multiphase flow at a cross-section of a conduit. It may also be defined by the relationship (Superficial phase velocity * Phase area fraction).
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