Orifice — An orifice is any opening, mouth, hole or vent, as of a pipe, plate, or a body. Body orifice Orifice plate Calibrated orifice Nozzle Back Orifice See also Choked flow Needle valve Venturi effect Flow measurement … Wikipedia
orifice plate — noun : a disk containing a calibrated circular hole bolted between two abutting pipe flanges to regulate flow … Useful english dictionary
bleed orifice — A calibrated orifice used in a fluid power system to allow a controlled flow of fluid into the system when it is in operation. When the system is not in operation, all of the pressure is bled off through the bleed orifice … Aviation dictionary
Choked flow — is a compressible flow effect. The parameter that becomes choked or limited is the velocity or the mass flow rate. Choked flow is a fluid dynamic condition associated with the Venturi effect. When a flowing fluid at a given pressure and… … Wikipedia
metering jet — A precisely calibrated orifice in any fluid flow system used to control the amount of fluid flow for a given pressure drop across a jet. These are widely used in engine fuel systems … Aviation dictionary
калиброванное сопло — — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом EN calibrated orifice … Справочник технического переводчика
Pressure measurement — The construction of a bourdon tube gauge, construction elements are made of brass Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called pressure gauges or vacuum gauges. A… … Wikipedia
Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… … Wikipedia
Gas meter — A gas meter is used to measure the volume of fuel gases such as natural gas and propane. Gas meters are used at residential, commercial, and industrial buildings that consumes fuel gas supplied by a gas utility. Gases are more difficult to… … Wikipedia
Cardiac output — (Q or or CO ) is the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, in particular by a left or right ventricle in the time interval of one minute. CO may be measured in many ways, for example dm3/min (1 dm3 equals 1000 cm3 or 1 litre). Q is… … Wikipedia
