flow resistance parameter, Φ

in chromatography
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02444
A term used to compare packing density and permeability of columns packed with different particles; it is dimensionless. Φ=dp2B0 where dp is the average particle diameter. In open-tubular columns Φ=32.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819. (Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 833 [Terms] [Paper]