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Determining volume of fluid dispersed from a broken pipe
I was trying to come up with an area for the leaking threads. I know this is not exact, but I felt it was a good conservative estimation for what is going on. The leak is from the threads. Perhaps I am on the wrong path.- nathan
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Determining volume of fluid dispersed from a broken pipe
Fluid = Water Pressure = 50 psi Diameter= 2'' The pipe didnt completely rupture, but was leaking from the threading of a 2'' valve. Any thought for determining the head loss. Assuming the valve threading thickness of around 1/254 (thickness of a piece of paper) so I guess the area of...- nathan
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Determining volume of fluid dispersed from a broken pipe
I have the pipe size, flow rate, and a duration. How can I figure out the amount of fluid that was released from the pipe?- nathan
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- Broken Fluid Pipe Volume
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