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hydraulic analogy

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hydraulic analogy [hī′drȯ·lik ə′nal·ə·jē]
(fluid mechanics)
The analogy between the flow of a shallow liquid and the flow of a compressible gas; various phenomena such as shock waves occur in both systems; the analogy requires neglect of vertical accelerations in the liquid, and restrictions on the ratio of specific heats for the gas.
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The principal approaches for estimating the evacuation time are: (1) an empirical correlation of total evacuation time for building, (2) a hydraulic analogy to simulate people as fluid particles, and (3) a hydraulic analogy to simulate people as fluid particles with consideration of the behavioral aspects of the people.
An overview of evacuation analysis with application to smoke control ... by Klote, John H.; Hadjisophocleous, George / ASHRAE Transactions
 
 
 
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