Sentence examples for act as flow from inspiring English sources

Check dams are low, ruggedly built dams that act as flow impediments in relatively steep stream channels (Figures 9 and 10).

The regional flooding surfaces are composed of fine-grained sediments deposited by lacustrine facies associations and the sequence boundaries act as flow barriers due to mechanically infiltrated clays.

Accordingly, the primary cilia of tubule cells are thought to act as flow sensors, eliciting intracellular calcium fluxes through stretch sensitive polycystin channels in response to flow-driven bending (Praetorius and Spring, 2001, 2003; Nauli et al., 2003; Praetorius et al., 2004).

An optional intermediate PDMS film acted as flow regulator and enabled selective product removal.

In contrast, at high Reynolds number, Luggin probes could act as a flow obstacle dissipating flow kinetic energy.

The flow standard can operate anywhere in the range 10 kPaact as a flow source as well as a flow receiver.

Fractures and biopores can act as preferential flow paths in clay aquitards and may rapidly transmit contaminants into underlying aquifers.

Geochemical data, highlighting zones of increased ingress of surface water into the groundwater, confirmed areas of discontinuities in the clay layer, which act as preferential flow paths.

A microfluidic channel with narrow dc (50 μm) was constructed to act as both flow cell and detection cell in this sensor.

Taken together, these results suggest that macropores act as preferential flow paths that enhance the connectivity between channels and riparian groundwater that influences bank storage.

Since the microemulsion droplets have a great affinity for divalent ions, they act as a flowing ion exchange medium (Hirasaki 1982; Hirasaki and Lawson 1986).