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Example of a flow diagram of a nuclear submarine propulsion system.
Flow diagram is a collective term for a diagram representing a flow or set of dynamic relationships in a system. The term flow diagram is also used as a synonym for flowchart,[1] and sometimes as a counterpart of the flowchart.[2]
Flow diagrams are used to structure and order a complex system, or to reveal the underlying structure of the elements and their interaction.[3]
^Robert L. Harris. Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference. 2000. p. 153-155
^Harris. (1999, p. 156)
^Urs B. Meyer et al. Process Oriented Analysis: Design and Optimization of Industrial Production Systems. 2006. p. 38.
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