Question: P1.11 Automatic control of water level using a float level was used in the Middle East for a water clock [1, 11]. The water clock

P1.11 Automatic control of water level using a float level was used in the Middle East for a water clock [1, 11].

The water clock (Figure P1.11) was used from sometime before Christ until the 17th century. Discuss the operation of the water clock, and establish how the float provides a feedback control that maintains the accuracy of the clock. Sketch a block diagram of the feedback system.

Float Orifice 0 0 0 0 ! ! ! ! ! !

Float Orifice 0 0 0 0 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Time scale FIGURE P1.11 Water clock. (From Newton, Gould, and Kaiser, Analytical Design of Linear Feedback Controls. Wiley, New York, 1957, with permission.)

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