Why does water flow faster through a hose if its choked?

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Water flows faster through a hose when choked due to reduced back-pressure and increased agitation of the fluid, which can enhance flow dynamics. This phenomenon resembles the bottle-neck effect, where constricting the flow path can lead to improved efficiency in fluid movement. The user observed that creating a significant gap between the hose ends maximizes flow after choking. Tapping the hose has a minimal effect compared to choking. Overall, the technique of choking the hose appears to facilitate quicker antifreeze flow into the cooling system.
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A thought came to me while pouring antifreeze into my car today. As I pour in the anti-freeze it fills to the brim and takes awhile to flow through the cooling-system. However, if I choke the hose a few times it for some reason swallows the antifreeze faster. Is this similar to the bottle-neck effect? allowing a shorter number of x to flow through y?

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Choking can mitigate the back-pressure and agitate the fluid (does tapping the tube also work?) but it may just be subjective because you are doing something instead of waiting. Did you try measuring the flow rate (including the time to choke the tube a few times) for each case?
 
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I've done this numerous times and it always takes awhile for the antifreeze to flow. Tapping does not allow it to flow as easily, although slightly. Choking it to the point where end A and end B are separated seems to work the best. The more the gap between end A and end B, or the midpoint between the hose the radiator and cooling system are closed the more easily the flow afterwards.
 
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