fraction of solids

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• solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction       science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures.       What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… …   Universalium

• Mole fraction — In chemistry, the mole fraction xi is defined as the amount of a constituent ni divided by the total amount of all constituents in a mixture ntot[1]: The sum of all the mole fractions is equal to 1 …   Wikipedia

• Mass fraction (chemistry) — In chemistry, the mass fraction wi is the fraction of one substance with mass mi to the mass of the total mixture mtot, defined as [1]: The sum of all the mass fractions is equal to 1: It is one way of expressing t …   Wikipedia

• Soil thermal properties — The thermal properties of soil are a component of soil physics that has found important uses in engineering, climatology and agriculture. These properties influence how energy is partitioned in the soil profile. While related to soil temperature …   Wikipedia

• Centrifugation — is a process that involves the use of the centrifugal force for the sedimentation of mixtures with a centrifuge, used in industry and in laboratory settings. More dense components of the mixture migrate away from the axis of the centrifuge, while …   Wikipedia

• Two-phase flow — In fluid mechanics, two phase flow occurs in a system containing gas and liquid with a meniscus separating the two phases. Historically, probably the most commonly studied cases of two phase flow are in large scale power systems. Coal and gas… …   Wikipedia

• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction       technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement.       The term ionizing radiation refers to those… …   Universalium

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium

• radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

• mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …   Universalium