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Hydraulic elements in series
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When hydraulic elements are connected in series, the flow remains constant, but each hydraulic element experiences a pressure drop. The sum of these pressure drops equals the total drop, and therefore, the total hydraulic resistance is equal to the sum of all individual hydraulic resistances. On the other hand, the inverse of the total hydraulic conductivity is equal to the sum of the inverses of the hydraulic conductivities.
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Hydraulic elements in series
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When hydraulic elements are connected in series, the flow remains constant, but each hydraulic element experiences a pressure drop. The sum of these pressure drops equals the total drop, and therefore, the total hydraulic resistance is equal to the sum of all individual hydraulic resistances. On the other hand, the inverse of the total hydraulic conductivity is equal to the sum of the inverses of the hydraulic conductivities.
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The volume flow ($J_V$) can be calculated from the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) and the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) using the following equation:
Furthermore, using the relationship for the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$):
results in:
The volume flow ($J_V$) can be calculated from the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) and the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) using the following equation:
Furthermore, using the relationship for the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$):
results in:
One way to model a tube with varying cross-section is to divide it into sections with constant radius and then sum the hydraulic resistances in series. Suppose we have a series of the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$), which depends on the viscosity ($\eta$), the cylinder k radio ($R_k$), and the tube k length ($\Delta L_k$) via the following equation:
In each segment, there will be a pressure difference in a network ($\Delta p_k$) with the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$) and the volume flow ($J_V$) to which Darcy's Law is applied:
the total pressure difference ($\Delta p_t$) will be equal to the sum of the individual ERROR:10132,0:
therefore,
$\Delta p_t=\displaystyle\sum_k \Delta p_k=\displaystyle\sum_k (R_{hk}J_V)=\left(\displaystyle\sum_k R_{hk}\right)J_V\equiv R_{st}J_V$
Thus, the system can be modeled as a single conduit with the hydraulic resistance calculated as the sum of the individual components:
Since the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) is equal to the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) as per the following equation:
and since the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) is expressed in terms of the viscosity ($\eta$), the tube radius ($R$), and the tube length ($\Delta L$) as follows:
we can conclude that:
The total hydraulic resistance in series ($R_{st}$), along with the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$), in
and along with the hydraulic conductance in a network ($G_{hk}$) and the equation
leads to the total Series Hydraulic Conductance ($G_{st}$) can be calculated with:
If we examine the Hagen-Poiseuille law, which allows us to calculate the volume flow ($J_V$) from the tube radius ($R$), the viscosity ($\eta$), the tube length ($\Delta L$), and the pressure difference ($\Delta p$):
we can introduce the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$), defined in terms of the tube length ($\Delta L$), the tube radius ($R$), and the viscosity ($\eta$), as follows:
to arrive at:
If we examine the Hagen-Poiseuille law, which allows us to calculate the volume flow ($J_V$) from the tube radius ($R$), the viscosity ($\eta$), the tube length ($\Delta L$), and the pressure difference ($\Delta p$):
we can introduce the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$), defined in terms of the tube length ($\Delta L$), the tube radius ($R$), and the viscosity ($\eta$), as follows:
to arrive at:
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In the case of a sum where the elements are connected in series, the total hydraulic resistance of the system is calculated by summing the individual resistances of each element.
One way to model a tube with varying cross-section is to divide it into sections with constant radius and then sum the hydraulic resistances in series. Suppose we have a series of the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$), which depends on the viscosity ($\eta$), the cylinder k radio ($R_k$), and the tube k length ($\Delta L_k$) via the following equation:
In each segment, there will be a pressure difference in a network ($\Delta p_k$) with the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$) and the volume flow ($J_V$) to which Darcy's Law is applied:
the total pressure difference ($\Delta p_t$) will be equal to the sum of the individual ERROR:10132,0:
therefore,
$\Delta p_t=\displaystyle\sum_k \Delta p_k=\displaystyle\sum_k (R_{hk}J_V)=\left(\displaystyle\sum_k R_{hk}\right)J_V\equiv R_{st}J_V$
Thus, the system can be modeled as a single conduit with the hydraulic resistance calculated as the sum of the individual components:
In the case of a sum where the elements are connected in series, the total hydraulic conductance of the system is calculated by adding the individual hydraulic conductances of each element.
the total hydraulic resistance in series ($R_{st}$), along with the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$), in
and along with the hydraulic conductance in a network ($G_{hk}$) and the equation
leads to the total Series Hydraulic Conductance ($G_{st}$) can be calculated with:
$\Delta p_k = \displaystyle\frac{J_{Vk}}{K_{hk}}$
So, the sum of the inverse of the hydraulic conductance in a network ($G_{hk}$) will be equal to the inverse of the total Series Hydraulic Conductance ($G_{st}$).
First, values for the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$) are calculated using the variables the viscosity ($\eta$), the cylinder k radio ($R_k$), and the tube k length ($\Delta L_k$) through the following equation:
These values are then summed to obtain the total hydraulic resistance in series ($R_{st}$):
With this result, it is possible to calculate the volume flow ($J_V$) for the total pressure difference ($\Delta p_t$) using:
Once the volume flow ($J_V$) is determined, the pressure difference in a network ($\Delta p_k$) is calculated via:
For the case of three resistances, the calculations can be visualized in the following chart:
Darcy rewrites the Hagen Poiseuille equation so that the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) is equal to the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) times the volume flow ($J_V$):
Darcy rewrites the Hagen Poiseuille equation so that the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) is equal to the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) times the volume flow ($J_V$):
Since the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) is equal to the inverse of the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$), it can be calculated from the expression of the latter. In this way, we can identify parameters related to geometry (the tube length ($\Delta L$) and the tube radius ($R$)) and the type of liquid (the viscosity ($\eta$)), which can be collectively referred to as a hydraulic resistance ($R_h$):
The total pressure difference ($\Delta p_t$) in relation to the various ERROR:10132,0, leading us to the following conclusion:
When there are multiple hydraulic resistances connected in series, we can calculate the total hydraulic resistance in series ($R_{st}$) by summing the hydraulic resistance in a network ($R_{hk}$), as expressed in the following formula:
In the context of electrical resistance, there exists its inverse, known as electrical conductance. Similarly, what would be the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) can be defined in terms of the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) through the expression:
In the context of electrical resistance, there exists its inverse, known as electrical conductance. Similarly, what would be the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) can be defined in terms of the hydraulic resistance ($R_h$) through the expression:
With the tube radius ($R$), the viscosity ($\eta$) and the tube length ($\Delta L$) we have that a hydraulic conductance ($G_h$) is:
With the introduction of the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$), we can rewrite the Hagen-Poiseuille equation with the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) and the volume flow ($J_V$) using the following equation:
With the introduction of the hydraulic conductance ($G_h$), we can rewrite the Hagen-Poiseuille equation with the pressure difference ($\Delta p$) and the volume flow ($J_V$) using the following equation:
In the case of hydraulic resistances in series, the inverse of the total Series Hydraulic Conductance ($G_{st}$) is calculated by summing the inverses of each the hydraulic conductance in a network ($G_{hk}$):
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