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Thank you very much, this helps tremendously. I can now get started and if I need more realism in the future, I will be better equipped to google. Thank you once again.

This definitely helps, thank you very much. Just to clarify: - Pressure decrease in one pipe = total pressure drop x (length of pipe / total length)? - Flow rate and pressure are independent? (it'll work for me even if its a simplification) - What if the lengths of pipes 3 and 4 are different...

I've been there but I don't understand a word of what it's saying. I have no background on this subject and that page seems to be trying to explain everything from first principles. I would really appreciate if I can get some quick answers here as I really don't have the time or ability to read...

Hi, I have no background in physics or engineering, I am a computer guy who is tasked with building a toy simulator for piping diagrams. Hoping I can get some help in this forum. Basically I am given a piping diagram with a bunch of widgets (pumps, heat exchanger, radiators, etc) that are...