seepage; percolation; porous flow
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flow of liquid through porous media; seepage; percolation
formalTechnical term used in hydrogeology, soil mechanics, and petroleum engineering. While primarily used as a noun describing the flow phenomenon, it can occasionally function as a verb meaning 'to seep and flow'.
Dì地
xià下
shuǐ水
zài在
shā砂
céng层
zhōng中
de的
shèn渗
liú流
sù速
dù度
hěn很
màn慢
。
The seepage flow of groundwater in sand layers is very slow.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
xū需
yào要
jì计
suàn算
shí石
yóu油
zài在
duō多
kǒng孔
yán岩
shí石
zhōng中
de的
shèn渗
liú流
guī规
lǜ律
。
Engineers need to calculate the seepage flow patterns of oil in porous rock.
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Shèn渗
liú流
lǐ理
lùn论
shì是
shuǐ水
wén文
dì地
zhì质
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Seepage flow theory is an important component of hydrogeology.