Mar 28th 2018, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by clone477 The flow rate will be slow, I guess this is not an easy question to be solved then? What would you guys suggest or who would you suggest that would be able to calculate this for me? An HVAC engineer/ designer? I don't really know who I would contact to help determine these sizes. Definitely beyond me.
Would this be a similar design the way the main trunk and air flows through the duct work of a house to get equal flow to each room. The main trunk is very large, and the further away from the source the cross section of the duct work gets smaller and smaller to keep pressures up so the flow is equal, correct.
Any ideas? Thank you guys
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I am simply trying to get you to think about what you are asking because some of it is a physical impossibility.
For instance the flow in pipes AE and FJ cannot be constant since fluid enters pipe FJ at G, H and I and leaves pipe AB at B, C and D.
Also I hope you have now realised that you cannot have equal sized pipes and equal flow volumes because of the varying pressure drops.
This can be alleviated by a different configuration geometry of the pipework.
Secondly there is the question of why are you sending this fluid round a ladder network?
Is this a heating system (it would be a very inefficient cooling system) or is it a fire sprinkler or what?
If the pipes are actually carrying and distributing heat, not water, then you will not need or want equal flows since you also have to take temperature drops into account as well as pressure drops.
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