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a) b) c)
Fig. 5. Hydrostatics of multi-chamber system with interaction during filling; loading
states: (a) left chamber filled up to w10, right chamber empty, (b) right chamber
partially filled and (c) after last load step (completely filled)
w1 [cm]
14
13.8
13.6
13.4
13.2
w10
13
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
w2 [cm]
Fig. 6. Hydrostatics of multi-chamber system with interaction during filling; w10
fluid level in left chamberbefore filling of right chamber; fluid level w1 in leftchamber
versus fluid level w2 in rightchamber
Due to the deformation density and volume change according to the conservation
of mass, see Fig. 8a. The decrease of the volume implicates an increase
in the pressure level h p in the fluid. For comparison only a gas filling is con-