permeability coefficient

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the volume of an incompressible fluid that will flow in unit time through a unit cube of a porous substance across which a unit pressure difference is maintained

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Words nearby permeability coefficient

perma-press, perma-tan, permatemp, Permax, permeability, permeability coefficient, permeable, permeameter, permeance, permeant, permease

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Example sentences from the Web for permeability coefficient

“From what we understand, [with NSAIDs] one of the side effects is that they can affect the permeability of the gut,” says Fasano.
Research Shows Link Between NSAID Use and Gut Disease|Valerie Vande Panne|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(b) Similarly obtain the phenol coefficient at 30 minutes contact period.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Of course you want to know how this coefficient has been found out, and how you can be sure it is correct.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
I hope I have now kept my promise, and made it clear how the coefficient of centrifugal force may be found in this simple way.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various

How to find the coefficient, by which the amount of centrifugal force exerted in any case may be computed.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
At high temperatures the resistance generally increases, but the temperature coefficient is irregular.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various

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