Agilent Technologies MSD 5977B Series Operating Manual page 97

4 Installing 7890 GC Columns
To Calibrate Column Flow Linear Velocity in a 7890 GC
Calculation for average linear velocity
Calculation for volumetric flow rate
5977B Series MSD Operating Manual
Average linear velocity (cm/s)
where:
L = Length of the column in meters
t = Retention time in seconds
Volumetric flow rate (mL/min) =
where:
D = Internal column diameter in millimeters
L = Column length in meters
t = Retention time in minutes
100 L
=
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t
2
0.785 D
L
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t
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