Gravitational potential difference —drives→ Tidal flow

Conditions

• coastal geometry that funnels the tidal range into a current or a head

Evidence · 1

1. [1]
   S. L. Dixon, C. A. Hall. Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery (7th ed.) (2014)

   Butterworth-Heinemann · doi:10.1016/C2011-0-05059-7 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Matrix cells this relation feeds

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Tidal stream plantprototype · 7 steps

• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work4/5 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Electrohydrodynamic generation → Fluid-borne space charge → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Triboelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Reverse electrowetting → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway

Cite this claim

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:tide-drives: Gravitational potential difference —drives→ Tidal flow. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/tide-drives

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