English Explanatory Dictionary

hydraulic radius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. For a porous material, the ratio of porosity (ratio of volume of interstitial space filled with fluid to volume of material) to specific surface area (ratio of surface area in contact with fluid to volume of material); for a pipe or channel, the ratio of cross-sectional area to wetted perimeter.

Word forms

hydraulic radius hydraulic radii
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