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flow is proportional to velocity so its dependent on how fast the waters moving and the size of the pipe... check out the hazen williams nomograph
If you close all water shutoffs or all water faucets and the water flow indicator on your water meter is moving, then you might have a burst pipe. Also, if your pipes are frozen, no water is coming out of any faucets, and your water flow indicator on your water meter is moving, then you probably have a burst pipe. Hope this helps.
negative pressure is needed for a sustained flow of water in a pipe.
negative pressure is needed for a sustained flow of water in a pipe.
Yes, as long as the water coming out of the pipe has a greater pressure than the water that is covering the pipe. If it is the other way around, the water covering the pipe will actually flow into the pipe. Think about it. It just makes sense.
it would flow more easily through a narrow pipe
It might be possible to characterize an electric charge as a current -- if that charge is moving. Any moving charge is electricity under the fundamental definition of that term. Electricity is generally thought of as moving electrons, but a more fundamental definition of electricity is any moving charge or group of charges. If your electric charge is moving, it is electric current.
A pipe. The volume of water available can be compared to voltage. The diameter of pipe could be compared to resistance with smaller diameter being larger resistance and the flow of water past a point in pipe is equivalent to current flow.
Water flow rate half inch PVC pipe 65 psi?
Assuming that the pressure remains at a constant, reducing the diameter of the pipe will increase the water flow. On the contrary, increasing the diameter would cause the water to flow at a much slower rate.
Increasing the size of the outflow pipe will only help in cases where the outflow pipe is restricting flow. In this case, there does not appear to be any restriction resulting from the size of the outflow pipe. So your answer is: No. Suggestions are: 1) increase the inflow pressure by using a steeper grade angle 2) try using pressurized water storage tank in lieu of gravity feed 3) try increasing the size of the inflow pipe if there are any restrictions to flow on the incoming pipe
Hello, Velocity in a pipe is the flow divided by the area. If the pipe is full, the area is simply pi*r². Here is a useful calulator for full pipes: http://www.tasonline.co.za/toolbox/pipe/velocity.htm