Will my special siphon work please?

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The discussion revolves around a proposed siphon design involving a compressed air chamber intended to create an unbalanced system that forces water up a tube. Participants express skepticism about the design's viability, questioning whether it attempts to achieve perpetual motion. Concerns are raised about the pressure differences between the tanks, suggesting that water would flow from left to right rather than just up the tube. Ultimately, the original poster concedes that the design may not work as intended and decides to lock the thread due to a lack of definitive answers. The conversation highlights the challenges of creating effective siphon systems and the importance of understanding fluid dynamics.
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Please look at this drawing of my idea, and tell me if you think it would work.
The compressed air chamber on the left keeps this system un-balanced, and water is continually forced up the tube, and into the right hand chamber.

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Sure, it will be forced up the tube -- but also since the pressure on the bottom of the tank on the left is higher than on the bottom of the tank on the right, it will also flow from left to right, filling up the tank on the right directly. So what's the point here: is this an attempt at a perpetual motion machine? FYI, we don't allow that here...
 
I think that at equilibrium the level in the tube should be the same as the level in the right tank.
Any reason for it to go higher?
 
OK, I see what you mean...I cave.
 
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Since it looks like we'really done and I didn't get an answer to my question (so I assume the answer is yes), thread locked.
 

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