Wide tubing for pumps inlet - does it really metters?
I plan my 1st WC. I hate doing things without understanding, so I started reading basic literature on hidraulics.
Vikers "Industrial Hydraulics Manual" by Sperry Rand, 'velocity in pipes' (1-19):
"Friction creates turbulence in the oil stream and of course resists flow, resulting in an increased pressure drop through the line. Very low velocity is recomended for the pump inlet line becasue very little pressure drop can be tolerated there."
I searched the explanation for why "very little pressure drop can be tolerated there", but couldn't find it in the book.
1) Why very little pressure drop can be tolerated at pumps inlet?
2) If i use 3/8'' tubing in the system, will using a 3/4'' tubing from reservoirs outlet to pumps inlet increase the flow rate in the system? (edited: i'm planning to use eheim 1250 which has 3/4'' inlet)
I plan my 1st WC. I hate doing things without understanding, so I started reading basic literature on hidraulics.
Vikers "Industrial Hydraulics Manual" by Sperry Rand, 'velocity in pipes' (1-19):
"Friction creates turbulence in the oil stream and of course resists flow, resulting in an increased pressure drop through the line. Very low velocity is recomended for the pump inlet line becasue very little pressure drop can be tolerated there."
I searched the explanation for why "very little pressure drop can be tolerated there", but couldn't find it in the book.
1) Why very little pressure drop can be tolerated at pumps inlet?
2) If i use 3/8'' tubing in the system, will using a 3/4'' tubing from reservoirs outlet to pumps inlet increase the flow rate in the system? (edited: i'm planning to use eheim 1250 which has 3/4'' inlet)
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