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entrance loss

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entrance loss [′en·trəns ‚lȯs]
(fluid mechanics)
Energy loss by friction in a flowing fluid when it moves into a cross-sectional area of sudden contraction, as at the entrance of a pipe or a suddenly reduced area of a duct.
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sp]] (6) where G is the mass velocity, k is the entrance loss factor, and [f.
Transient characteristics of split air-conditioning systems using ... by Kapadia, R.G.; Jain, Sanjeev; Agarwal, R.S. / HVAC & R Research
Therefore, an analysis based upon a purely elongational flow, such as the sink flow analysis of Metzner and Metzner [4], is expected to have a large error in the estimated entrance loss and elongational viscosity.
Elongational viscosity of LDPEs and polystyrenes using entrance loss ... by Walczak, K.; Gupta, M.; Koppi, K.A.; Dooley, J.; Spalding, M.A. / Polymer Engineering and Science
The design coefficients derived in this study were the entrance loss coefficients, which are the numbers multiplied by the velocity head to estimate the entrance energy loss for a culvert operating in outlet control where the headwater depth is influenced by tail water and friction in the culvert as well as the entrance loss.
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