mean interstitial velocity of the carrier gas

in chromatography
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03779
The interstitial velocity, u of the carrier gas multiplied by the pressure-gradient correction-factor, j: u¯=u j u¯=F jεI where F is the nominal linear flow, εI is the interstitial fraction.
Source:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 103 [Terms] [Book]