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The set-up is simple, there is no tank on the top. I am actually draining a 3" PVC pipe that is 2.3 meters higher than the outlet. The pipe has a T where the outlet is reduced to 1.5", 2" or 2.5 inch reducers (Simple bolt on plates). When I release the valve the water...
t=((A(2/g)^0.5)/Ao)(h)^0.5
This is used to calculate time to drain the tank. The h value is actually the square root of initial height - square root of final height, since final height is zero it drops out. I graph the results and take the slope of the graph at any point to get the velocity...
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Need to calculate the maximum water velocity of the following set-up in the 3" pipe:
Vertical 3" pipe approximately 3 meters high with a "T" located towards the bottom with a guillotine type valve attached to a...