Figure 42 Liquid-level system with interaction. 104 If q is considered the input and h the output, the transfer function of the system is H)_ oR Qs) ~ RES +7 If, however, q, is taken as the output, the input being the same, then the transfer function is us) Qs) RCs +1 where we have used the relationship 1 O.(3) = HO) n. Consider the system shown in Figure 4-2. In this system, the two tanks interact. Thus the transfer function of the system is not the product of two first-order transfer funetions. In the following, we shall assume only small variations of the variables from the steady-state values. Using the symbols as defined in Figure 4-2, we can obtain the following equations for this system: aoe (43) cata a w) “s) OGnza-«% (+6) If qis considered the input and q, the output, the transfer function of the system is Qals) _ Ols) RC RiCs? + (RC, + RC, + RACs + 1 Bre I (7) Tank ‘Tank? a 9 a O + Seva ow te 1: Stayt eve of tak ‘Seay ee of tk 2 Chapter 4 / Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Systems and Thermal Systems,