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volume flow rate

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Also known as rate of fluid flow, volume velocity, flow rate, volumetric flow rate, discharge

volume of fluid which passes per time

Key facts

Common symbols
Q , V ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot {V}}}
Si unit
m /s
Dimension
L 3 T − 1 {\displaystyle {\mathsf {L}}^{3}{\mathsf {T}}^{-1}}

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Encyclopedic overview

System properties

Note: Conjugate variables in italics

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