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The distribution of the content of finite dams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Lajos Takács
Lajos Takács*
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Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland
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We shall consider the following model of finite dams: In the time interval (0, ∞) water is flowing into a dam (reservoir) in accordance with a random process. Denote by χ(u) the total quantity of water flowing into the dam in the time interval (0, u). The capacity of the dam is a finite positive number m. If the dam becomes full, the excess water overflows. If the dam is not empty, there is a continuous release at a constant unit rate. Denote by η(t) the content of the dam at time t.

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , November 1967 , pp. 151 - 161
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