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MADE complete Flow Taxonomy: Energy

This is the complete, verbatim Energy flow taxonomy shipped inside the MADE 3.9.1 desktop application's internal data file (not from any web source). Every flow type MADE offers under the Energy category is listed with its measurable flow properties and the units MADE accepts for each (SI and Imperial). See low-taxonomy-failure-mode-model.md for how the Very High/High/Nominal/Low/Very Low failure-mode bands shown implicitly here are defined quantitatively (they are standardized across nearly every property in this file).

Acoustic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Sound pressure µPa, mPa, Pa, dB dB, psf, psi Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Sound velocity m/s, km/h ft/s, mph Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Chemical

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Affinity J/mol J/mol Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Reaction rate mol/l/s, mol/m³/s mol/gal/s, mol/in³/s Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Electrical

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Current A, mA A, mA Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Voltage V, mV, kV V, mV, kV Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Electromagnetic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Intensity eV eV Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Velocity m/s, km/h ft/s, mph Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Electromagnetic - Solar

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Intensity eV eV Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Velocity rad/s rad/s Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Generic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Flow Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Effort Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Hydraulic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Pressure Pa, kPa, MPa ksi, psi Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Flowrate L/s, mL/s, L/min gal/s, in³/s, gal/min Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Magnetic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Magnetomotive force At, mAt, kAt, MAt At, mAt, kAt, MAt Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Magnetic flux rate Wb Wb Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Mechanical - rotational

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Torque N.m, kN.m, N.mm lb.ft, kip.ft, lb.in Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Angular velocity rad/s rad/s Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Mechanical - linear

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Force N, kN, MN lbF, kip Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Linear velocity m/s, km/h, Mach ft/s, nmi/h, kt Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Pneumatic

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Pressure Pa, kPa, MPa psi, ksi Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Mass flow rate kg/s lb.m/s Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Radioactive

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Intensity eV eV Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Decay rate Bq Bq Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Thermal

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Temperature °C, °K °F Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Heat flow W, mW, MW, GW Cal/s, kCal/s Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Vibrational

Flow property SI units Imperial units Failure modes
Amplitude m, mm ft, in Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low
Frequency Hz, MHz, GHz Hz, MHz, GHz Very High, High, Nominal, Low, Very Low

Source: Local MADE 3.9.1 installation: com.phm.made.help.plugin/documents/help/html/MADeHelp/03-Modelling/03-02-FunctionalModels/MADe_Flow_Structure.xml · retrieved 2026-07-09