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vena contracta

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 790410 Last modified 21.03.2026
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Domain Standardisation - Metrology
  • asukoht vedelikujoas, kus vedelikujoa läbimõõt on väikseim
  • location in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is smallest
ahasristlõige preferred
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  • Ahasristlõige on koht vedelikuvoos, kus voo läbimõõt on väikseim ja vedeliku kiirus on maksimaalne, nt düüsist väljuva voo ristlõige.
vena contracta
Usage examples
  • A vena contracta is the point in a fluid flow where the diameter of the flow is smallest and the fluid velocity is maximum, e.g. the cross section of the flow exiting a nozzle.

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