Parabolic Velocity

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parabolic velocity [¦par·ə¦bäl·ik və′läs·əd·ē]

(astronomy)

The velocity attained by a celestial body in a parabolic orbit.

Parabolic Velocity

the velocity required for a body—for example, a space probe or an atmospheric particle—to escape from the gravitational field of an attracting body, such as the earth, the moon, or a planet, in a parabolic orbit. It decreases with the distance from the attracting body. Parabolic velocity is an example of a critical spacecraft velocity.

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No references found			showed that the simplifying assumptions of parabolic velocity profile, constant physical properties and isothermal operation conditions were sufficient to describe reasonably well the experimental dynamic behavior of a tubular reactor carrying out the solution polymerization of styrene, in spite of the significant flow distortions expected at the analyzed operation conditions, as computed with the help of a very detailed reactor model. Free-radical solution polymerization of styrene in a tubular ... by Cabral, P. A.; Melo, P. A.; Biscaia, E. C., Jr.; Lima, E. L.; Pinto, J. C. / Polymer Engineering and Science The assumption of a parabolic velocity profile is an over simplification since the tube wall viscosity is usually much greater than the tube center viscosity. Simulation of bulk free radical polymerization of styrene in tubular ... by Soliman, M.A.; Aljarboa, T.; Alahmad, M. / Polymer Engineering and Science			parabituminous coal Parable Parable of the Cave Parabola parabolic antenna parabolic arch parabolic coordinate system parabolic cylinder parabolic cylinder functions parabolic cylindrical coordinate system parabolic differential equation parabolic dune parabolic flight parabolic microphone parabolic orbit parabolic partial differential equation Parabolic Point parabolic reflector Parabolic Reflector Antenna parabolic Riemann surface parabolic rule parabolic segment parabolic spiral parabolic type parabolic vaulting Parabolic Velocity Parabolograph Paraboloid paraboloid of revolution paraboloidal antenna paraboloidal coordinate system paraboloidal reflector parabomb Parabronchus parabutlerite paracaisson Paracanthopterygii Paracas Paracel Islands Paracelsus Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus paracentesis paracentric paracentric inversion paracetamol Parachor parachronology Parachute parachute flare parachute fragmentation bomb parachute radiosonde			Parabolic mirror wok Parabolic mirror wok Parabolic mirrors Parabolic mirrors Parabolic orbit Parabolic partial differential equation Parabolic PDE parabolic point Parabolic Quantum Dots parabolic reflector parabolic reflector Parabolic Reflector Antenna Parabolic Reflector Antenna Parabolic reflectors Parabolic reflectors parabolic Riemann surface parabolic rule Parabolic Scattering Cluster Parabolic Scattering Model parabolic segment Parabolic spindle Parabolic spiral Parabolic spiral Parabolic Stop and Reverse Parabolic trajectory Parabolic Trough Solar Collector parabolic type Parabolic vault Parabolic vault parabolic vaulting Parabolic Velocity Parabolic Wave Equation Parabolic-Cylinder Reflector Antenna parabolical parabolical parabolically parabolically Paraboliform Parabolism Parabolist parabolize Parabolized Navier Stokes Parabolized Stability Equation Parabolloid Parabolloid Parabolograph paraboloid paraboloid paraboloid Paraboloid of revolution Paraboloid of revolution paraboloid reflector paraboloid reflector paraboloidal paraboloidal paraboloidal antenna paraboloidal coordinate system paraboloidal reflector paraboloids paraboloids paraboloids of revolution

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