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The average time a particular molecule of water will remain in a body of water.
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Residence time — is a broadly useful concept that expresses how fast something moves through a system in equilibrium. It is the average time a substance spends within a specified region of space, such as a reservoir. For example, the residence time of water… … Wikipedia
residence time — buvimo trukmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. holding time; residence time vok. Aufenhaltszeit, f; Aufenthaltsdauer, f; Verweilzeit, f rus. время пребывания, n; длительность пребывания, f pranc. durée de résidence, f; temps de… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Residence Time Distribution — The residence time distribution (RTD) of a chemical reactor is a probability distribution function that describes the amount of time a fluid elements could spend inside the reactor. Chemical engineers use the RTD to characterize the mixing and… … Wikipedia
residence time — 1. Also called residence. Chem. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state. 2. Physics. the length of time radioactive material, as gas or particles, remains in the atmosphere after detonation of a… … Universalium
residence time — noun technical the average length of time during which a substance, object, etc. is in a given location or condition … English new terms dictionary
residence time — noun the period of time spent in a particular place • Hypernyms: ↑duration, ↑continuance … Useful english dictionary
residence time — noun Date: 1954 the duration of persistence of a mass or substance in a medium or place (as the atmosphere) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Baseflow residence time — (often mean baseflow residence time) is a parameter useful in describing the mixing of waters from the infiltration of precipitation and pre event groundwater in a watershed. It describes the average amount of time that water within the transient … Wikipedia
half-residence time — nusėdimo pusėjimo trukmė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Laikas, per kurį branduolinio ginklo radioaktyviosios medžiagos kiekis, atsiradęs kurioje nors atmosferos dalyje, sumažėja per pusę, palyginti su pradiniu kiekiu. atitikmenys: angl.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
half-residence time — As applied to delayed fallout, it is the time required for the amount of weapon debris deposited in a particular part of the atmosphere to decrease to half of its initial value … Military dictionary
