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Re:Two capacitor paradox by ericye16 on Monday May 25, 2020 @04:36PM (#23304697)
There's a property called "inertance" which is analogous to inductance in electrical circuits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertance

and it can cause things like water hammers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_hammer which are analogous to inductor sparks: http://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~lecturedemonstrations/Composer/...

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Re:Two capacitor paradox by johnkpaul on Monday May 25, 2020 @07:15PM (#23305882)
This video explains water hammer really well.

https://youtu.be/xoLmVFAFjn4

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Re:Two capacitor paradox by chrisweekly on Monday May 25, 2020 @09:56PM (#23306739)
Yes it does! Watched, learned something, grateful.
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Re:Two capacitor paradox by jacquesm on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @01:17AM (#23307656)
It is the reason why domotica valves move so slow. If they were to move instantaneously then it would cause water-hammer to the point where it might even dislodge the valve from its connections if the run before it is long enough!
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Re:Two capacitor paradox by userbinator on Monday May 25, 2020 @07:51PM (#23306091)
There is also a practical device which is basically a boost converter for water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_ram
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