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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries流速水头
Pronunciation / Transliteration: liúsù shuǐtóu
"可以通过测量压力来计算流速水头。"
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2 senses- 1
The kinetic energy of a flowing fluid expressed in terms of the height to which a liquid column would rise if all the kinetic energy were converted to potential energy.
"Engineers calculate the velocity-head to determine the pressure drop across the constriction in the pipeline." - 2
The equivalent head representing the kinetic energy per unit weight of a fluid at a given section, calculated as the square of the mean velocity divided by twice the acceleration due to gravity.
"As the pipe narrows, the velocity increases, resulting in a significantly higher velocity-head."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'velocity' (from Latin 'velocitas', meaning quickness or speed) and 'head' (from Old English 'hēafod', used in engineering since the 19th century to denote pressure or potential energy expressed as height). The compound term emerged during the rapid development of fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering in the Victorian era to describe kinetic energy per unit weight of a flowing fluid.
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hauteur cinétique
Transliteration: otœʁ sinetik
"La hauteur cinétique est proportionnelle au carré de la vitesse du fluide."
Geschwindigkeits- und Stauhöhe
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃvɪndɪɡkaɪtsʊnt ˈʃtaʊˌhøːə
Script: Geschwindigkeitshöhe
"Die Geschwindigkeitshöhe repräsentiert die kinetische Energie der Strömung."
altezza cinetica
Transliteration: altˈettsa tʃiˈnɛtika
"L'altezza cinetica viene calcolata dividendo il quadrato della velocità per due volte l'accelerazione di gravità."
altura de velocidad
Transliteration: alˈtuɾa ðe βeloθiˈðað
"La altura de velocidad es un parámetro crucial en la ecuación de Bernoulli."
carga de velocidade
Transliteration: ˈkaʁʒɐ dʒi veɫosidade
"A carga de velocidade depende diretamente da velocidade do escoamento do fluido."
वेग शीर्ष
Transliteration: veg sheersh
"द्रव गतिशीलता में वेग शीर्ष एक महत्वपूर्ण घटक है।"
流速水头
Transliteration: liúsù shuǐtóu
"可以通过测量压力来计算流速水头。"
속도수두
Transliteration: sokdosudu
"유체의 운동 에너지를 나타내기 위해 속도수두를 구합니다."
速度水頭
Transliteration: sokudo suitō
"ベルヌーイの定理では速度水頭が考慮されます。"
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