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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BYPASS FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which only a portion of the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter at any instant or in which a filter having its own circulating pump operates in parallel to the main flow.
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FULL-FLOW FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter.
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FLOWMETER
A device which indicates either flow rate, total flow, or a combination of both.
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SENSIBLE HEAT FACTOR
The ratio of sensible heat to total heat.
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SYSTEM PRESSURE
The pressure which overcomes the total resistances in a system. It includes all losses as well as useful work.
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NEUTRALIZATION NUMBER
A measure of the total acidity or basicity of an oil; this includes organic or inorganic acids or bases or a combination thereof (ASTM DesignationD974-58T) .
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POROSITY
The ratio of pore volume to total volume of a filter medium expressed as a percent.
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MULTIPHASE FLOW RATE
The total amount of the two or three phases of a multiphase flow flowing through the cross-section of a conduit in unit time. The multiphase flow rate should be specified as multiphase volume flow rate or multiphase mass flow rate.
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WATER CUT (WC)
The water volume flow rate, relative to the total liquid volume flow rate (oil and water), both converted to volumes at standard pressure and temperature. The WC is normally expressed as a percentage.
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WATER-IN-LIQUID RATIO (WLR)
The water volume flow rate, relative to the total liquid volume flow rate (oil and water), at the pressure and temperature prevailing in that section.
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