For Interacting Tank:

Qs=40 LPH to 50
LPH
Tim h1(in cm) h2(in Experimental Theoretical Theoretical response
e cm) response response (=(12)0.5)
0 5.8 5.9 0 0 0
0.5 6.2 6.3 0.153846154 0.101530359 0.158570172
1 6.6 6.5 0.230769231 0.261127069 0.367238642
1.5 6.7 6.6 0.269230769 0.405291001 0.532185493
2 6.9 6.9 0.384615385 0.52399252 0.655092432
2.5 7.1 7 0.423076923 0.61956386 0.745824866
3 7.3 7.2 0.5 0.696065886 0.812703112
3.5 7.4 7.3 0.538461538 0.757209412 0.861986162
4 7.6 7.4 0.576923077 0.806057852 0.898301673
4.5 7.7 7.5 0.615384615 0.845079335 0.925061527
5 7.9 7.6 0.653846154 0.876249873 0.944780072
5.5 8 7.7 0.692307692 0.90114885 0.95931008
6 8 7.8 0.730769231 0.921038073 0.97001681
6.5 8.1 7.9 0.769230769 0.936925512 0.977906281
7 8.2 8 0.807692308 0.949616339 0.983719796
7.5 8.2 8 0.807692308 0.959753723 0.988003603
8 8.3 8 0.807692308 0.967851427 0.991160212
8.5 8.4 8 0.807692308 0.974319842 0.993486224
9 8.5 8 0.807692308 0.979486787 0.995200192
9.5 8.5 8.1 0.846153846 0.983614124 0.996463165
10 8.5 8.2 0.884615385 0.986911024 0.997393812
10.5 8.6 8.2 0.884615385 0.989544576 0.998079577
11 8.7 8.3 0.923076923 0.991648247 0.998584898
11.5 8.7 8.3 0.923076923 0.993328651 0.998957253
12 8.7 8.3 0.923076923 0.994670952 0.999231631
13 8.8 8.4 0.961538462 0.996599666 0.999582793
14 8.9 8.5 1 0.99783033 0.999773466
15 8.9 8.5 1 0.998615587 0.999876997
16 8.9 8.5 1 0.99911664 0.999933212
17 8.9 8.5 1 0.99943635 0.999963736
Table :
Qs=50 LPH to 60
LPH
Time h1(in cm) h2(in Experimental Theoretical Theoretical response
cm) response response (=(12)0.5)
0 8.9 8.5 0 0 0
0.5 9.8 9 0.078125 0.027061879 0.081293631
1 10.1 9.3 0.125 0.086048724 0.218733881
1.5 10.4 9.7 0.1875 0.156597036 0.350318307
2 10.7 9.9 0.21875 0.228967216 0.463463432
2.5 11 10.3 0.28125 0.298679222 0.55786756
3 11.3 10.6 0.328125 0.363840428 0.635912423
3.5 11.6 10.8 0.359375 0.423816101 0.700246504
4 12 11.1 0.40625 0.478569323 0.753229946
4.5 12.3 11.4 0.453125 0.528334557 0.796852695
5 12.5 11.7 0.5 0.573457384 0.832765212
5.5 12.7 11.9 0.53125 0.61431688 0.862329396
6 13 12.1 0.5625 0.651288999 0.88666723
6.5 13.1 12.4 0.609375 0.684730211 0.906702568
7 13.4 12.6 0.640625 0.714971056 0.923195998
7.5 13.6 12.7 0.65625 0.742314491 0.936773667
8 13.7 12.9 0.6875 0.767036461 0.94795103
8.5 13.9 13.1 0.71875 0.789387465 0.957152422
9 14.1 13.2 0.734375 0.809594477 0.96472716
9.5 14.2 13.4 0.765625 0.827862953 0.970962811
10 14.3 13.5 0.78125 0.84437876 0.976096103
10.5 14.4 13.6 0.796875 0.859309997 0.980321914
11 14.5 13.7 0.8125 0.872808667 0.983800672
11.5 14.7 13.8 0.828125 0.885012204 0.986664444
12 14.8 13.9 0.84375 0.896044864 0.989021948
12.5 14.8 14 0.859375 0.906018982 0.990962685
13 14.9 14.1 0.875 0.915036122 0.992560332
13.5 15 14.1 0.875 0.923188101 0.993875541
14 15 14.3 0.90625 0.930557927 0.994958244
14.5 15.1 14.3 0.90625 0.937220645 0.995849542
15 15.2 14.4 0.921875 0.943244099 0.996583274
15.5 15.2 14.4 0.921875 0.948689624 0.997187294
16 15.3 14.5 0.9375 0.953612671 0.997684534
16.5 15.3 14.5 0.9375 0.958063369 0.99809387
17 15.4 14.6 0.953125 0.962087038 0.998430842
18 15.5 14.7 0.96875 0.969013248 0.998936604
19 15.6 14.8 0.984375 0.974674128 0.999279352
20 15.7 14.8 0.984375 0.979300839 0.999511627
21 15.7 14.9 1 0.983082309 0.999669037
22 15.8 14.9 1 0.986172953 0.999775711
23 15.8 14.9 1 0.988698976 0.999848003
24 15.8 14.9 1 0.990763528 0.999896993
25 15.8 14.9 1 0.992450912 0.999930194
Table:
For Resistance Calculation:
h1s(in m) h2s(in m) qs (m3/min)
0.058 0.059 0.000666667
0.089 0.085 0.000833333
0.158 0.149 0.001
Table:

Height(h2s) vs qs (m3/min)
0.0012

0.001 y = 0.0035x + 0.0005

R = 0.9439
0.0008
qs

0.0006
qs (m3/min)
0.0004
Linear (qs (m3/min))
0.0002

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
h2s(m)

Figure:

Height(h1s) vs qs
0.0012
y = 0.0032x + 0.0005
0.001
R = 0.9541
0.0008
qs(m3/min)

0.0006
qs (m3/min)
0.0004
Linear (qs (m3/min))
0.0002

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
h1s(m)

Figure:
 (h1s-h2s) vs qs
0.01
0.009 y = 24x - 0.0153
0.008 R = 0.9796
0.007
(h1s-h2s)(in m)

0.006
0.005
0.004
0.003
0.002
0.001
0
0.0006 0.00065 0.0007 0.00075 0.0008 0.00085 0.0009 0.00095 0.001 0.00105
qs(m3/min)

Figure:
For Non-Interacting Tank:

For flow rate = 40 LPH to 50LPH

h h-hs time (in Experimental Response t/Tau Theoretical Response
min)
7.4 0 0 0 0 0
7.5 0.1 0.5 0.028916125 0.263157895 0.231379473
7.7 0.3 1 0.086748376 0.526315789 0.409222486
7.9 0.5 1.5 0.144580627 0.789473684 0.545916276
8.1 0.7 2 0.202412877 1.052631579 0.650981929
8.7 1.3 2.5 0.375909629 1.315789474 0.731737547
9 1.6 3 0.462658005 1.578947368 0.793807972
9.3 1.9 3.5 0.549406381 1.842105263 0.841516575
9.5 2.1 4 0.607238631 2.105263158 0.878186386
9.8 2.4 4.5 0.693987007 2.368421053 0.906371556
9.8 2.4 5 0.693987007 2.631578947 0.928035256
10.1 2.7 5.5 0.780735383 2.894736842 0.944686421
10.3 2.9 6 0.838567634 3.157894737 0.957484847
10.4 3 6.5 0.867483759 3.421052632 0.967321981
10.5 3.1 7 0.896399885 3.684210526 0.974883004
10.7 3.3 7.5 0.954232135 3.947368421 0.980694561
10.7 3.3 8 0.954232135 4.210526316 0.985161443
10.8 3.4 9 0.98314826 4.736842105 0.991233714
11 3.6 10 1.040980511 5.263157895 0.994821076
11.2 3.8 11 1.098812762 5.789473684 0.996940408
11.2 3.8 12 1.098812762 6.315789474 0.998192462
11.3 3.9 13 1.127728887 6.842105263 0.998932147
11.4 4 14 1.156645012 7.368421053 0.999369137
11.4 4 15 1.156645012 7.894736842 0.9996273
11.5 4.1 16 1.185561138 8.421052632 0.999779817
11.5 4.1 17 1.185561138 8.947368421 0.999869921
11.5 4.1 18 1.185561138 9.473684211 0.999923152
11.5 4.1 19 1.185561138 10 0.9999546
11.5 4.1 20 1.185561138 10.52631579 0.999973179
Table:
Flow rate = 50 LPH to 60LPH
h h-hs time (in Experimental Response t/Tau Theoretical Response
min)
11.5 0 0 0 0 0
11.6 0.1 0.5 0.02891845 0.263157895 0.231379473
11.7 0.2 1 0.0578369 0.526315789 0.409222486
11.8 0.3 1.5 0.08675535 0.789473684 0.545916276
11.8 0.3 2 0.08675535 1.052631579 0.650981929
11.9 0.4 2.5 0.1156738 1.315789474 0.731737547
12 0.5 3 0.14459225 1.578947368 0.793807972
12.1 0.6 3.5 0.1735107 1.842105263 0.841516575
12.3 0.8 4 0.2313476 2.105263158 0.878186386
12.4 0.9 4.5 0.26026605 2.368421053 0.906371556
12.5 1 5 0.2891845 2.631578947 0.928035256
12.5 1 5.5 0.2891845 2.894736842 0.944686421
12.7 1.2 6 0.3470214 3.157894737 0.957484847
12.8 1.3 6.5 0.37593985 3.421052632 0.967321981
12.9 1.4 7 0.4048583 3.684210526 0.974883004
13.1 1.6 7.5 0.4626952 3.947368421 0.980694561
13.2 1.7 8 0.49161365 4.210526316 0.985161443
13.4 1.9 8.5 0.549450549 4.473684211 0.988594781
13.4 1.9 9 0.549450549 4.736842105 0.991233714
13.5 2 9.5 0.578368999 5 0.993262053
13.6 2.1 10 0.607287449 5.263157895 0.994821076
13.7 2.2 11 0.636205899 5.789473684 0.996940408
13.9 2.4 12 0.694042799 6.315789474 0.998192462
14 2.5 13 0.722961249 6.842105263 0.998932147
14.1 2.6 14 0.751879699 7.368421053 0.999369137
14.2 2.7 15 0.780798149 7.894736842 0.9996273
14.2 2.7 16 0.780798149 8.421052632 0.999779817
14.2 2.7 17 0.780798149 8.947368421 0.999869921
14.2 2.7 18 0.780798149 9.473684211 0.999923152
Table:
For Resistance calculation of tank 2:
Height (in m) Flow rate Q in m3/min
0.074 0.000666667
0.115 0.000833333
0.142 0.001
Table:

height vs flow rate

0.0012

0.001 y = 0.0048x + 0.0003

R = 0.9861

0.0008
height (m)

0.0006
Series1
0.0004
Linear (Series1)

0.0002

0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16
Q (m3/min)
Resistance calculation for Tank 1:
Flow Rate(m3/min) Height(m)

0.000666667 0.07

0.000833333 0.104

0.001 0.131

Table:

Flow rate vs steady state height

0.14
y = 183x - 0.0508
0.12 R = 0.9956

0.1
height (m)

0.08

0.06 Series1
0.04 Linear (Series1)

0.02

0
0 0.0002 0.0004 0.0006 0.0008 0.001 0.0012
Q(m3/s)

Figure:
Interacting response:
Theoretical response(40 LPH to 50 LPH)
1.2

0.8
Response

0.6
Theoretical response
0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20
Time(in min)

Figure:

Theoretical response (=(1*2)^0.5)

(40 LPH to 50 LPH)
1.2

0.8
Response

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Time(in min)

Figure:
 Experimental response (40 LPH to 50 LPH)
1.2

0.8
Response

0.6
Experimental response
0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20
Time (in min)

Figure:

Experimental response(50 LPH to 60 LPH)

1.2

0.8
Response

0.6
Experimental response
0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (in min)

Figure:
 Theoretical response(50 LPH to 60 LPH)
1.2

0.8
Response

0.6
Theoretical response
0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (in min)

Figure:

Theoretical response (=(1*2)^0.5)

(For 50 LPH to 60 LPH)
1.2

0.8
Response

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time(in min)

Figure:
For Non- Interacting Tanks:

EXPERIMENTAL RESPONSE (40 TO 50 LPH)

1.4

1.2

0.8
H/MR2

0.6
Experimental Response
0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25
TIME (MIN)

Figure:

Theoretical Response(40 to 50 LPH)

1.2

0.8
height (m)

0.6
Theoretical Response
0.4

0.2

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
time (min)

Figure:
 Experimental Response (50 to 60 LPH)
0.9
0.8
Experimental Response

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
time in min

Figure:

Theoretical Response (50 to 60 LPH)

1.2

1
Theoretical Response

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
t/Tau

Figure:
For single tank:
Single tank response vs time for flow rate 40-50lph
1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25

experimental response theoretical response

Figure:

1.2
Single tank response for step change 50-60 LPH
1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

experimental response theoretical response

Figure: