+ THE SCIENCE · equations & assumptions
Units: Q in m³/s, D and head in metres, pressure in bar, power in kW, time in seconds. ρ = 1000 kg/m³; g = 9.81 m/s².
Assumptions: incompressible water, one equivalent pipe, fixed Darcy factor, simplified quadratic pump curve, well-mixed reservoirs and constant plan areas. The flow root is solved by bisection.
The dashed tank trace is an approximate constant-net-flow analytic guide. Live events and changing head make the numerical path diverge. Educational model only, not an engineering design tool.
Procedural scene, shader sky and synthesized audio; no external 3D assets or audio files.