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Disaster Advice Glossary
Disaster recovery and restoration can be veiled in mystery to the many who have not undertaken specific training. This glossary explains technical terms to assist both report writing and the understanding of those technical terms so often misunderstood.

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Acceleration Velocity: The rate of change in velocity of air as a moving body, which over time, can assist and aid in drying wet building materials and contents. See Air Movement, Dynamic Pressure, entrainment Velocity, Turbidity Air Currents
Advection: In water damage mitigation, the transfer of cold, heat, moisture, particles and other properties in air by the horizontal motion of a movement of dynamic air. See Acceleration Velocity, Convection
Aeration: In water damage restorative drying the process by which dryer air is artificially introduced into wet building materials and contents, allowing some building materials and contents to dry faster. See Air Movement, Air Dynamics, Acceleration Velocity, Advection, Turbidity
Entrainment Velocity: a) The ability of water, gas, vapour, mist and solid particles to absorb and impact into other materials. b) The gas flow velocity in air, which tends to keep particles suspended and cause deposited particles to become airborne. Mitigation Note: Typically this applies to airflow in ducts carrying airborne particles and other contaminates. Entrainment velocity effects is a concern for water damage mitigation contractors who use 1,000 CFM or greater air movers which transport large amounts of wet-humidified air throughout a building. See Acceleration Velocity, Air Movement, Dynamic Pressure, Turbidity Air Currents

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