001/*
002 * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
003 * Copyright (C) 2006 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
004 * All rights reserved.
005 * 
006 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
007 * freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
008 */
009package javax.measure.quantity;
010
011import javax.measure.unit.SI;
012import javax.measure.unit.Unit;
013
014/**
015 * This interface represents the volume of fluid passing a point in a system
016 * per unit of time. The system unit for this quantity is "m³/s" 
017 * (cubic meter per second).
018 * 
019 * @author  <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
020 * @version 3.0, March 2, 2006
021 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_fluid_flow">
022 *      Wikipedia: Volumetric Flow Rate</a>
023 */
024public interface VolumetricFlowRate extends Quantity {
025
026    /**
027     * Holds the SI unit (Système International d'Unités) for this quantity.
028     */
029    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
030    public final static Unit<VolumetricFlowRate> UNIT 
031       = (Unit<VolumetricFlowRate>) SI.METRE.pow(3).divide(SI.SECOND);
032}