Entrainment (engineering)

See entrainment for other types.

Entrainment as commonly used in various branches of engineering may be defined as the entrapment of one substance by another substance.^[1] For example:

• The entrapment of liquid droplets or solid particulates in a flowing gas.
• The entrapment of gas bubbles or solid particulates in a flowing liquid.
• Given two mutually insoluble liquids, the entrapment of droplets of one liquid into the other liquid.
• Given two gases, the entrapment of one gas into the other gas.
• The intentional entrapment of air bubbles into concrete.

Additional recommended knowledge

Recognize and detect the effects of electrostatic charges on your balance

What is the Correct Way to Check Repeatability in Balances?

Safe Weighing Range Ensures Accurate Results

See also

• Air entrainment
• Souders-Brown equation

References