Definition of fluidize in English:
fluidize
(British fluidise)
verb ˈfluːɪdʌɪzˈfluəˌdaɪz
[with object]technical Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.
〈技〉使（细粒固体）流体化，使液化
the massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures
Example sentencesExamples
- In this instance a greater pressure differential is established, higher flow rates ensue, and a larger volume of sediment can be fluidized.
- In most basins sands that can be fluidized are interbedded with ‘leaky’ shales of high permeability (for shales) that do not sustain high overpressure during normal compaction.
- They occur when a layer of unconsolidated sediment is fluidized and transport of fluid and suspended grains takes place through overlying sediment to the sediment-water interface.
- Fluidization experiments show that as flow velocities increase small grains can be carried through fluidizing beds containing a mixture of coarse and fine grains.
- A sandstone dyke can form at any depth provided there is a source of non-cemented sand that can be fluidized.
Derivatives
noun fluːɪdʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
technical However, for poorly sorted materials such as the Mawson debris, complete particulate fluidization by water or volcanic gas is not possible and only aggregative fluidization or wholesale entrainment can occur.
Example sentencesExamples
- Deformation bands and early calcite cement develop upon wall-rock contraction after fluidization ceased and fluid pressures dropped.
- After fluidization ceased and the fluid pressure dropped, walls contracted, resulting in increased grain contact stresses, and bands parallel to the margins developed.
- One factor that may control early calcite precipitation in sand injections is pressure drops that occurred shortly after fluidization ceased.
- The formation of pockmarks within muddy sediments is suggested to be caused by the interaction between sediment fluidization and bottom currents.
Definition of fluidize in US English:
fluidize
(British fluidise)
verbˈflo͞oəˌdīzˈfluəˌdaɪz
[with object]technical Cause (a finely divided solid) to acquire the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upward through it.
〈技〉使（细粒固体）流体化，使液化
the massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures
Example sentencesExamples
- They occur when a layer of unconsolidated sediment is fluidized and transport of fluid and suspended grains takes place through overlying sediment to the sediment-water interface.
- In most basins sands that can be fluidized are interbedded with ‘leaky’ shales of high permeability (for shales) that do not sustain high overpressure during normal compaction.
- In this instance a greater pressure differential is established, higher flow rates ensue, and a larger volume of sediment can be fluidized.
- A sandstone dyke can form at any depth provided there is a source of non-cemented sand that can be fluidized.
- Fluidization experiments show that as flow velocities increase small grains can be carried through fluidizing beds containing a mixture of coarse and fine grains.