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In fluid mechanics, inertance is a measure of the pressure difference in a fluid required to cause a unit change in the rate of change of volumetric flow-rate with time. The base SI units of inertance are or and the usual symbol is .
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In fluid mechanics, inertance is a measure of the pressure difference in a fluid required to cause a unit change in the rate of change of volumetric flow-rate with time. The base SI units of inertance are or and the usual symbol is .
The inertance of a tube is given by: I = {\rho\ell \over A} \,
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