What did Clepsydra Compensation System look like?

Multiple vessels arranged in a stepped cascade. When an upper vessel is full, excess water overflows to the next. The final-stage vessel maintains a constant water level via overflow.

How did Clepsydra Compensation System work?

Top vessel continuously receives water → overflows to the secondary vessel → secondary again overflows to the next stage → final stage maintains constant water level via overflow → constant head → constant drip rate into the receiving vessel → uniform time markings.

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漏刻补偿系统

Clepsydra Compensation System

A multi-stage compensating vessel system that maintains a constant water level in the final-stage vessel through cascading overflow, eliminating flow-rate non-uniformity caused by declining water level.

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Scientific Principle

Constant water head: fixed water level → fixed pressure → fixed flow velocity (Bernoulli's principle). Accuracy increases with the number of compensation stages.

漏刻补偿系统

Clepsydra Compensation System

Scientific Principle

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