The time a material element spends in a system. In ideal plug flow it equals the volume divided by volumetric flow rate; in a mixed vessel that ratio is a mean and does not guarantee the age of every discharged element.

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Residence time, in general terms, refers to the average time a particle, molecule, or substance spends in a particular system or location before it is removed or transformed. This concept is widely applicable across various fields, including environmental science, hydrology, chemical engineering, and astrophysics.
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