What are equipotential lines and flow lines?

A flow net consists of two sets of lines, flowlines and equipotential lines. Flowlines or streamlines are the loci of the paths of flow of individual water particles. Equipotential lines pass through points of equal pressure. All intersections between the streamlines and equipotential lines are at right angles.Click to see full answer. Moreover, what is equipotential line in soil mechanics?The equipotential line in a seepage through a soil mass is defined as the line connecting the points of equal head of water. The direction of seepage is always perpendicular to the euipotential lines. The flow lines and equipotential line are intersecting lines at 90 degree to each other.One may also ask, what is Flow Net diagram? A flownet is a graphical representation of two-dimensional steady-state groundwater flow through aquifers. As such, a grid obtained by drawing a series of equipotential lines is called a flownet. The flownet is an important tool in analysing two-dimensional irrotational flow problems. Similarly one may ask, what is flow line in soil mechanics? Flow Net: Graphical Construction used to calculate groundwater flow through soil. Comprised of Flow Lines and Equipotential Lines. Flow Line: A line along which a water particle moves through a permeable soil medium. (a.k.a. streamline). Equipotential Lines: A line along which the potential head at all points is equal.What are the characteristics of flow net? Properties of Flow net: Flow nets must satisfy the boundary conditions of flow field. Quantity of water flowing through each flow channel is the same. The potential drop in any two consecutive equal potential lines is same/constant. Flow lines and equal potential lines are smooth curves.