Countercurrent exchange is a mechanism between two flowing bodies flowing in opposite directions to each other, in which there is a transfer of some property...

concentrate urine is also present in birds. Countercurrent multiplication is frequently mistaken for countercurrent exchange, a similar but different mechanism...

in the gas exchanger. A countercurrent system such as this maintains a steep concentration gradient along the length of the gas-exchange surface (see...

Look up countercurrent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Countercurrent may refer to: Countercurrent pool Countercurrent exchange Countercurrent chromatography...

utilizes countercurrent blood flow within the net (blood flowing in opposite directions) to act as a countercurrent exchanger. It exchanges heat, ions...

higher. See countercurrent exchange. In a cross-flow heat exchanger, the fluids travel roughly perpendicular to one another through the exchanger. Fig. 1:...

capillary blood flows in the opposite direction to the water, causing countercurrent exchange. The gills push the oxygen-poor water out through openings in the...

molluscs, the efficiency of the gills is greatly enhanced by a countercurrent exchange mechanism in which the water passes over the gills in the opposite...

with an upflow of hot, carbon monoxide-rich combustion gases is a countercurrent exchange and chemical reaction process. In contrast, air furnaces (such...

exposes a large gas exchange surface area to the very large volumes of water passing over them. Gills use a countercurrent exchange system that increases...

ascending limb is impermeable to water, a critical feature of the countercurrent exchange mechanism employed by the loop. The ascending limb actively pumps...

capillary blood flows in the opposite direction to the water, causing countercurrent exchange. The gills push the oxygen-poor water out through openings in the...

in the opposite direction to the water, resulting in efficient countercurrent exchange. The gills push the oxygen-poor water out through openings in the...

in order that the bundle is still removable for maintenance. Countercurrent heat exchangers are most efficient because they allow the highest log mean temperature...

cracking or breakdown of materials.[citation needed] Countercurrent exchange Economizer Heat exchanger Hot blast Recuperator desalination – some thermal...

create a countercurrent exchange system that attempts to retain heat. Profuse sweating would then be caused by an overwhelmed countercurrent exchange system...

internal mechanisms of "shivering" (called heterothermy), and countercurrent exchange to retain heat. Other bees have similar physiology, but the mechanisms...

solvent such as kerosene. Complete separation is effected by using a countercurrent exchange method. A number of cells are arranged as a cascade. After equilibration...

Solvent drag Sodium Chloride Urea Glucose Oligopeptides Protein Filtration Renal blood flow Ultrafiltration Countercurrent exchange Filtration fraction...

the American flamingo has highly vascularized feet that use a countercurrent exchange system in their legs and feet. This method of thermoregulation...

phloem liquid decreases locally, creating a pressure gradient. Countercurrent exchange Pounds Per Hour Fluid Dynamics Mass flow rate Hemorheology Flying...

loop of Henle and participate in the maintenance of the medullary countercurrent exchange system. The filtrate that has passed through the three-layered...

communications cable. In 1857, Werner von Siemens described the countercurrent exchange and in 1867 a dynamo without permanent magnets. A similar system...

synapse between brain cells. ATP-binding cassette transporter Countercurrent exchange Protein targeting Translocation "The importance of homeostasis"...

used for power and steady swimming, the Atlantic bluefin uses countercurrent exchange to prevent heat from being lost to the surrounding water. Heat...

on a relative scale as a temperature difference. Countercurrent exchange Regenerative heat exchanger Feedwater heater Thermal efficiency Principles of...

into the legs is cooled by blood returning to the body in a countercurrent heat exchange (CCHE), a highly efficient means of minimizing heat loss through...

to veins before reaching the feet. Such a mechanism is called countercurrent exchange. Gulls can open a shunt between these vessels, turning back the...

capillary blood flows in the opposite direction to the water, causing countercurrent exchange. The muscles on the sides of the pharynx push the oxygen-depleted...

mammals. Also, the blood vessels in their flippers are adapted for countercurrent exchange; small veins surround arteries transporting blood from the body...