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PL = Pm R omega VT / 2.0 sin( time omega )+ E ( 2.5 VT / 2.0 cos( time omega )) omega= 2.0 × 3.141 / 5.0 QA=q+Dc( pc pac )+Do( po pao ) dPAd time = Pm E / PA QA + delta_PL dPLd time = delta_PL dfod time = 1.0 / VA ( Do ( po pao )+ qi ( foi fo ) fo ( Dc ( pc pac )+ Do ( po pao ))) dfcd time = 1.0 / VA ( Dc ( pc pac )+ qi ( fci fc ) fc ( Do ( po pao )+ Dc ( pc pac ))) foi ={ fo   if   VT < VD ( fo VD + fom ( VT VD ))/ VT   if   fci ={ fc   if   VT < VD ( fc VD + fcm ( VT VD ))/ VT   if   dpod time = Do / sigma Vc ( 2.0 + 4.0 Th / sigma df_dpo ) 1.0 ( fo ( PA pw ) po ) dpcd time = Dc / sigma_c Vc ( pac pc )+ delta l2 / sigma_c h z delta r2 pc dzd time = delta r2 sigma_c pc delta l2 h z dfd po = df_dpo