Physical Transformation AtlasPTA
Pathway · p-6df14d2fc8 · candidate

Gravitational potential difference → Mechanical work

Gravitational potential differenceTidal flowBulk fluid flowOcean wave motionMechanical motionMechanical work

Epistemic state of the route

known constituent relations
4 / 5 established or replicated · weakest constituent demonstrated
constituent maturity floor
K4 · experimentally observed
search for this exact route
Not assessed — complete composition not searched.
recorded-pathway overlap
shares relations, in order, with Wave energy converter · 2/5 relations shared
route-level evidence
0 sources for the complete composition · 4 cited by the constituent steps
boundaries and interfaces
BOUNDARY compatible · no region transition

Explorematrix context · physics checks · steps · route evidence · constituent evidence · cite

Matrix context

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

D.19 × C.24 · Gravitational potential difference × Turbomachineryfamily: Turbomachinery

Steps

  1. 01
    Gravitational potential difference —drives→ Tidal flowestablishedclaim record
    gravitational → kinetic
    • coastal geometry that funnels the tidal range into a current or a head
    liquid · bulk flow required
    refs [1]
  2. 02
    Tidal flow —produces→ Bulk fluid flowestablishedclaim record
    kinetic → kinetic
    refs [1]
  3. 03
    Bulk fluid flow —drives→ Ocean wave motionestablishedclaim record
    kinetic → mechanical · loss to thermal
    • wind fetch over open water
    liquid
    refs [2] [3]
  4. 04
    Ocean wave motion —produces→ Mechanical motiondemonstratedclaim record
    mechanical → mechanical
    • a buoy, flap or water column following the wave
    refs [2]
  5. 05
    Mechanical motion —converts into→ Mechanical workestablishedclaim record
    mechanical → mechanical · loss to thermal
    refs [4]

Evidence for the complete composition · 0

No source on record for this exact composition. The sources below support the individual steps, not the route as a whole.

Evidence for the constituent relations · 4

  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
  2. [2]
    S. H. Salter. Wave power (1974)
    Nature 249, 720–724 · doi:10.1038/249720a0 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  3. [3]
    J. Falnes. Ocean Waves and Oscillating Systems: Linear Interactions Including Wave-Energy Extraction (2002)
    Cambridge University Press · doi:10.1017/CBO9780511754630 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  4. [4]
    A. Bejan. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (4th ed.) (2016)
    Wiley · doi:10.1002/9781119245964 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Cite this route

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). route p-6df14d2fc8: Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/path/6df14d2fc8

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