What is hydraulic similarity

Hydraulic similarity is a concept in fluid dynamics that states that geometrically similar systems will behave similarly when subjected to the same flow conditions. This means that if two systems have the same ratio of forces, velocities, and pressures, they will have the same flow patterns and behavior, even if they are different in size or shape. Hydraulic similarity is often used in engineering to scale down physical models of larger systems in order to test and predict their behavior.