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darcy The unit of intrinsic permeability, used particularly in the oil industry. One darcy is equal to 0.987 × 10−12 m2. The unit is named after the French engineer Henri Philibert Gaspard Darcy (1803–58).

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darcy

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darcy The unit of intrinsic permeability, used particularly in the oil industry. One darcy is equal to 0.987 × 10−12m2.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

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