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 * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
 * Copyright (C) 2006 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
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 */
package javax.measure.quantity;

import javax.measure.unit.SI;
import javax.measure.unit.Unit;

/**
 * This interface represents the volume of fluid passing a point in a system
 * per unit of time. The system unit for this quantity is "m³/s" 
 * (cubic meter per second).
 * 
 * @author  <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
 * @version 3.0, March 2, 2006
 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_fluid_flow">
 *      Wikipedia: Volumetric Flow Rate</a>
 */
public interface VolumetricFlowRate extends Quantity {

    /**
     * Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public final static Unit<VolumetricFlowRate> UNIT 
       = (Unit<VolumetricFlowRate>) SI.METER.pow(3).divide(SI.SECOND);
}