Piping efficiency
Piping efficiency
(OP)
I will be moving solid materials in a horizontal pipe using pull system(i.e. negative pressure). My options are (1) to have all my three vertical pipes drop into the horizontal pipe and pull the materials or (2) Have two vertical drop into one side of a 'Y' setup while the third vertical drops on the other side of the 'Y' before the convergence of both horizontal pipes.
My question is that which of these two setup is more efficient?
My question is that which of these two setup is more efficient?





RE: Piping efficiency
Concerning the mixing of materials from vertical and horizontal pipes, I would angle the pipes to merge gradually rather than just have a 90° junction. This would be similar to the "Y" setup you mentioned.
These are just my guesses.