A Fluid Analogy to Mutual Inductance,Based on The Atmospheric Railway

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A fluid analogy to mutual inductance, based on the atmospheric railway

It is shown that the propulsion system for the Kingstown (now Dùn Laoghaire) to Dalkey Atmospheric Railway (1843–1854) is a translational counterpart to an idling turbine analogue for self-inductance. A two-pipeline atmospheric system driving a whirligig is proposed as an analogue for mutual inductance.

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