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porosity [pə′räs·əd·ē] (physics) Property of a solid which contains many minute channels or open spaces. The fraction as a percent of the total volume occupied by these channels or spaces; for example, in petroleum engineering the ratio (expressed in percent) of the void space in a rock to the bulk volume of that rock. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The inspectors then calculate the specific gravity of the disc to determine porosities in the melt. Even though the trends are generally toward porosity reduction with depth, some Smackover rocks have much higher, others much lower, porosities than the average. The porosities of the model substrates were determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry. |
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