.FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary .FCSys.UsersGuide.GlossarySome of the terms below are unique to FCSys (e.g., thermal independity and translational Nusselt number) or are have nontraditional definitions (e.g., configuration, continuity, density, material, and specific).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
 'configuration' | (noun) a species in a particular phase within a subregion |
 'continuity' | (noun) resistivity to axial compression or material storage during transport [M N-1 T-1] |
 'density' | (noun) amount of material per volume [N L-3] |
 'equivalent current' | (noun) rate of supply of a reactant required to support the given electrical current assuming complete utilization [N T-1] |
 'exchange' | (noun) transfer of a conserved quantity among configurations within a region |
 'fluidity' | (noun) reciprocal of dynamic viscosity [L T M-1] |
 'Gibbs potential' | (noun) specific Gibbs energy [L2 M N-1 T-2] |
 'lineic' | adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated length [× L-1] |
 'massic' | adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated mass [× M-1] |
 'material' | 1. (noun) quantity that represents particles, atoms, or molecules (i.e., matter) 2. (adj) of particles, atoms, or molecules |
 'particle number' | (noun) number of particles [N] |
 'specific' | adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated particle number [× N-1] |
 'thermal independity' | (noun) extent to which an exchange of thermal energy between species causes or requires a temperature difference [T] |
 'translational Nusselt number' | (noun) correction to Newton's law of viscous shear for the shape of the flow profile [1] |
 'transport' | (noun) transfer of a conserved quantity between adjacent subregions |
 'utilization' | (noun) fraction of the reactant supply that is consumed [1] |
 'volumic' | adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated volume [× L-3] |