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In the present study we try to obtain the isotherm equation in the form of a sum of the three terms Langmuir s, Henry s and multilayer adsorption, because it is the most convenient and is easily physically interpreted but, using more a realistic assumption. Namely, we take the partition functions as in the case of the isotherm of d Arcy and Watt [20], but assume that the value of V for the multilayer adsorption appearing in the (5) is equal to the sum of the number of adsorbed water molecules on the Langmuir s and Henry s sites ... 

However, the B.E.T. and modificated B.E.T as well as isotherm of d Arcy and Watt fit the experimental data only in some range of the relative humidities up to about 80-85%. At the same time the adsorption in the interval 90-100% is of great interest for in this interval the A— B conformational transition, which is of biological importance, takes place [17], [18]. This disagreement can be the result of the fact that the adsorbed water molecules can form a regular lattice, structure of which depends on the conformation of the NA. To take into account this fact we assume that the water binding constants depend on the conformational variables of the model, i.e ... 

D Arcy s work was published in a book with the unlikely title "Les fontanes publiques de la ville de Dijon." The porous media in question were filter beds through which the water for the fountains circulated. 

When bulk diffusion controls and the d Arcy permeability is large, corresponding to pores of large diameter, the flux relations for a binary mixture reduce to a limiting form given by equation (3.29) and its companion obtained by interchanging the suffixes 1 and 2, namely... 

Permeability, d Arcy, definition, 14-15 for capillary of circular cross-section, 15... 

The column may be packed or it may be an open tube but in this example, a packed column will be specifically considered. The column is considered to have a length (L) and inlet and outlet pressures and inlet and outlet velocities of (Pi), (Po) (ui) and (uo), respectively. The pressure and velocity at a distance (x) from the front of the column is (Px) and (ux), respectively. According to D Arcy s equation for fluid flow through a packed bed, at any point in the column. 

The D Arcy equation is the accepted equation for the flow of fluid through a packed bed and its derivation will be found in most physics textbooks. If a capillary column... 

A similar equation would be used for a packed column except the constant (jr/16) would be replaced by the D Arcy constant for a packed bed. 

The column length, as well as providing the required efficiency, is also defined by the D Arcy equation. The D Arcy equation describes the flow of a liquid through a packed bed in terms of the particle diameter, the pressure applied across the bed, the viscosity of the fluid and the linear velocity of the fluid. The D Arcy equation for an incompressible fluid is given as follows. 

D a) is the D Arcy s constant, which for a well-packed LC column takes a value of about 35 when the pressure is measured in p.s.i. 

Permeability is defined as a measure of a rock s ability to transmit fluids. In addition to a rock s being porous, sedimentary rock can also be permeable. Permeability refers to the property of a rock that allows fluids to flow through its pore network at practical rates under reasonable pressure differentials. The quantitative definition of permeability was first given in an empirical relationship developed by the French hydrologist Henry D Arcy who studied the flow of water through unconsolidated sands [31]. 

The most common method of friction loss estimation is based on the D Arcy Weisbach equation ... 

Denyer S.R (1982) In-use contamination in intoavenous dierq)y—die scale of die problem. In Infusions and Infection. The Hazards of In-use Contamination in Intravenous Therapy qA RF. D Arcy), pp. 1-16. Oxford Medicine Publishing Foundation. 

Rowland, C. Y., Blackman, A. J., D Arcy, B. R. and Rintoul, G. B. 1995. Comparison of organic extractives found in leatherwood Eucryphia lucida) honey and leatherwood flowers and leaves. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43 753-763. 

Xiao H-K, Levine SP, D Arcy JB, et al. 1990. Comparison of the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer and the Miniature Infrared Analyzer (MIRAN ) for the determination of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the presence of Freon -113 in workplace air. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 51 395-401. 

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