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threshold velocity
Oil & gas; Oilfield
In a spinner flowmeter, the theoretical minimum fluid velocity required to initiate spinner rotation, assuming the spinner response is linear. The actual fluid velocity required ...
defoaming plates
Oil & gas; Oilfield
In a separator, a series of inclined parallel plates or tubes to promote coalescence, or merging, of the foam bubbles liberated from the liquid.
tapered cutoff
Oil & gas; Oilfield
In a nuclear magnetic resonance measurement, the use of a gradual rather than a sharp cutoff to distinguish between bound water and free water. A sharp cutoff at, for example T 2 ...
theoretical
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Pertaining to analysis based on equations or formulae derived from a theoretical basis in science. The majority of equations used in reservoir characterization and reservoir ...
lacustrine
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Pertaining to an environment of deposition in lakes, or an area having lakes. Because deposition of sediment in lakes can occur slowly and in relatively calm conditions, ...
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