darcy

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darcy The unit of intrinsic permeability, used particularly in the oil industry. One darcy is equal to 0.987 × 10−12 m2. The unit is named after the French engineer Henri Philibert Gaspard Darcy (1803–58).

darcy

views updated May 08 2018

darcy The unit of intrinsic permeability, used particularly in the oil industry. One darcy is equal to 0.987 × 10−12m2.

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