Análisis comparativo del flujo de agua en sistemas de tuberías a presión y del flujo de corriente eléctrica "desarrollo de modelos equivalentes para comprender su comportamiento"

Abstract

The electric and hydraulic flow can be considered similar, so much so that through the hydraulic-electric analogy, the behavior of electric flow can be easily understood through examples or analogies of hydraulic systems. That is, electric flow is similar to hydraulic flow, voltage differential is akin to pressure difference between two tanks connected by a pipe, and electric resistance resembles a partially closed valve. However, while this analogy simplifies the understanding of electric flow behavior, the nature of these systems differs, and despite electric and hydraulic flow being considered similar by way of example, there are fundamental differences causing electric flow behavior not to be identical to hydraulic flow. Nevertheless, equivalent electric and hydraulic circuits have been successfully modeled using Microsoft Excel and Matlab's Simulink, yielding an expression facilitating the modeling of equivalent circuits.