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If you have a water tank with an inflow u, and an outflow v, you have that
[tex]
\frac{dV}{dt} = A \frac{dh}{dt} = u - v.
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You can now linearize this expression so that you get
[tex]
A \frac{d}{dt}(\Delta h) = \Delta u - \Delta v = (u-u_0) - (v-v_0),
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where [tex]\Delta h = h-h_0.[/tex]
I think I know the Taylor mechanism behind this pretty well, but what I can't figure out is how d/dt(h-h0) becomes (u-u0) - (v-v0) (for simplicity, I assume A=1 here). I mean, h0 is a constant, so the derivative of (h-h0) should therefore be the same as the derivative of h, i.e., equal to u-v. What am I doing wrong here - could someone explain?
[tex]
\frac{dV}{dt} = A \frac{dh}{dt} = u - v.
[/tex]
You can now linearize this expression so that you get
[tex]
A \frac{d}{dt}(\Delta h) = \Delta u - \Delta v = (u-u_0) - (v-v_0),
[/tex]
where [tex]\Delta h = h-h_0.[/tex]
I think I know the Taylor mechanism behind this pretty well, but what I can't figure out is how d/dt(h-h0) becomes (u-u0) - (v-v0) (for simplicity, I assume A=1 here). I mean, h0 is a constant, so the derivative of (h-h0) should therefore be the same as the derivative of h, i.e., equal to u-v. What am I doing wrong here - could someone explain?