01: /*
02: * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
03: * Copyright (C) 2006 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
04: * All rights reserved.
05: *
06: * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
07: * freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
08: */
09: package javax.measure.quantity;
10:
11: import javax.measure.unit.SI;
12: import javax.measure.unit.Unit;
13:
14: /**
15: * This interface represents the volume of fluid passing a point in a system
16: * per unit of time. The system unit for this quantity is "m³/s"
17: * (cubic meter per second).
18: *
19: * @author <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
20: * @version 3.0, March 2, 2006
21: * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_fluid_flow">
22: * Wikipedia: Volumetric Flow Rate</a>
23: */
24: public interface VolumetricFlowRate extends Quantity {
25:
26: /**
27: * Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.
28: */
29: @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
30: public final static Unit<VolumetricFlowRate> UNIT = (Unit<VolumetricFlowRate>) SI.METRE
31: .pow(3).divide(SI.SECOND);
32: }
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