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Problems based upon experiments and models

 
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Two tanks with additional outflow – balance of volume
2

Two communicating oil tanks – equilibration of levels
3
 
Pressure differences in pipes and pumps
4

Elastance and capacitance of a beaker
5
 
Discharging an oil tank – laminar flow
6
 
Discharging a water tank – a dynamical model
7
 
Characteristic of flow through aortic valve
8
 
Two tanks with additional outflow
9
 
Diffusion: Flow in a chain of tanks
10
 
Starting and stopping the flow of water
11
 
A chain of tanks with inductive flow – wave propagation
12
 
A pump between two tanks
13
 
Pumps and pipes: Characteristic and water flow
14
 
The heart as an intermittently working pump
15
 
A model of a windkessel pump
16
 
Water flowing from tank into pipe: Pressure drop
 
 

Additional problems and exercises