Length of pipe and angle are just some of the things needed to be considered. Otherwise, you could have a long enough pipe and/or a pipe angle which could stop flow.
Try http://www.efunda.com/formulae/fluids/calc_pipe_friction.cfm Regards, Doug McKean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Macy" <m...@california.com> To: <emc-p...@ieee.org> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 7:35 AM Subject: Fluid flow rate > > Sorry about this being so far off topic, but I don't know where else to find > the largest group of technology professionals who can answer this question: > > How much water will flow out of a 3/4 inch pipe which is under 60 psi? > There is a restriction and the actual inside ID is around 7/16 inch. > > My guess is more than 5 gal/min. For example, when I get gasoline the tank > will fill (20 gal) in less than 2 minutes. So it's got to be somewhere in > this range, right? > > - Robert - > > Robert A. Macy, PE m...@california.com > 408 286 3985 fx 408 297 9121 > AJM International Electronics Consultants > 619 North First St, San Jose, CA 95112 > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org > Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
