Tortuosity - Wikipedia Tortuosity is widely used as a critical parameter to predict transport properties of porous media, such as rocks and soils But unlike other standard microstructural properties, the concept of tortuosity is vague with multiple definitions and various evaluation methods introduced in different contexts
Tortuosity - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics The tortuosity can be defined as a ratio between the shortest possible pathway and the distance between two points on the real pathway of a water molecule From: Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources, 2009
TORTUOSITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary There was significant tortuosity of the patient's ureter It would be extremely difficult to perform a colonoscopy due to the severe tortuosity of the colon The main pancreatic duct was enlarged and displayed increased tortuosity
What does TORTUOSITY mean? - Definitions. net Tortuosity is a property of curve, or surface of an object which indicates how much it deviates from being a straight line, or a plane, respectively It may also refer to the condition of being twisted or having many turns