Hydraulic Head - Analogs To Other Fields

Analogs To Other Fields

Hydraulic head is a measure of energy, and has many analogs in physics and chemistry, where the same mathematical principles and rules apply:

  • Hydraulic head is analogous to:
    • magnetic monopole
    • electric charge
    • heat (i.e., temperature)
    • concentration
  • A continuous "field" of hydraulic heads is analogous to:
    • an electric field
    • a magnetic field
  • Similar differential operators can be applied to the fields, to find:
    • the gradient, or the direction of flow
    • the divergence of flow
    • the curl, or if the field is rotating

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