favourable pressure gradient

(General Engineering) engineering a decrease of pressure in the direction of flow

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Air is most likely to enter during deep inspiration, when the patient is upright, as a favourable pressure gradient exists for air to enter the circulation.

To shave or not to shave: air embolism following central venous catheter laceration

& Norbury, J., 1967 Some experiments on equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in favourable pressure gradients. J.

Scaling of turbulent boundary layers with pressure gradients

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