Recent content by ssc351

So, one can safely assume the fluid will spin as it goes down the drain, due to any number of reasons...lots of which I have seen discussed on this forum. With that said, in your opinion, would it be better to put some sort of baffling in the tank to prevent the spinning of the water at all...

Thanks for the info...I had never heard of a vortex breaker...looks interesting. I think this has brought more questions than answers, which isn't a bad thing :) Anyway, after doing a bit of searching, it seems like there would be some sort of pressure loss and/or friction factor when the...

I guess I don't really know where to start since we I have a fair amount of options. Since the drain hole is off-center, isn't the water going to spin off center of the main tank? Meaning the spin will be oblong or some other weird shape? (Or will it look something like a tornado, where the at...

Sorry, I guess I should add that the top is open to the atmosphere at say 1 atm. And for a few more specifics, say the tank at its highest point is 6 feet in the air and is dumping straight down onto the ground

Hi Everyone, First time posting here...pretty cool forum. Anyway, here is what I am looking at in nonspecific terms. I need to design a tank (non-specific aluminum material that is holding water at room temperature) that is approximately 2.5 feet (must be round) in diameter and 1.5 feet...