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uniform flow

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[yoo-nuh-fawrm floh] / ˈju nəˌfɔrm ˈfloʊ /

noun

  1. in fluid dynamics, a condition in which each particle keeps moving at the same velocity along its course and the cross-sectional area of the flow does not change.


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An equable impulse given to the air produces an adequate uniform flow, preventing stagnation in one place, and excessive vehemence in another.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

To secure a more uniform flow and a richer quality of milk, cows are sometimes spayed, or castrated.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings

This regulation of streams gives a uniform flow of water both for navigation and for irrigation purposes.

From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson

—A. A larger uniform flow, and it is attributed to the destruction of the forests, though that is mere theory.

From Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South by Timothy Thomas Fortune

Chlorine was taken from steel cylinders and passed through automatic reducing valves which provided a uniform flow of gas for the water requiring treatment.

From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race

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