Phenomenon · phenomenon:hydrostatic-descent
Gravitational descent of fluid
Water falling through a height difference converts gravitational potential energy into pressure and kinetic energy at the turbine inlet.
Atlas record: 8 claims reference this phenomenon — 7 established and 1 demonstrated.
Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite
conditions: liquid
8claims21enumerated routes3routes with complete-composition evidence8candidate routes not searched2cited sources
Relations
drives · 1
produces · 3
- falling or flowing water transfers weight and momentum to waterwheel buckets or paddles
- producing shaft rotation
member of · 1
implemented by · 2
governed by · 1
Matrix context
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Enumerated routes through this · 21
- Waterwheel (mechanical)3/3 est · demonstrated
- Waterwheel electric generator (pico hydro)5/5 est · demonstrated
- Hydroelectric plant7/7 est · demonstrated
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Hydraulic pressure → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work4/5 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Electrohydrodynamic generation → Fluid-borne space charge → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Hydraulic pressure → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Triboelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Electrostatic induction (variable capacitance) → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Reverse electrowetting → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Flow-induced vibration → Mechanical vibration → Resonant vibration → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work6/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 est · candidate
- Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
Cited sources · 2
- [1]S. L. Dixon, C. A. Hall. Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery (7th ed.) (2014)
- [2]M. Asim et al.. Design and Parametric Optimization of the High-Speed Pico Waterwheel for Rural Electrification of Pakistan (2022)
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