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This discussion has merely turned into a discussion on vent positioning and tank design. My original question is on air entrainment within the fluid as it falls down the pipe.
To simplify my question, lets assume I am pouring a fluid from a tank down a pipe into an open tank. Will air...
Thanks for your input quark,
Both tanks are at atmospheric pressure, and the underground tank will have a volume greater than the volume of diesel fuel being delivered; therefore the underground tank will not overflow.
I am working on a fuel delivery pipe line to deliver diesel fuel to an underground mine. The system is comprised of an open tank on surface with a valve, a 1 ½” vertical pipe line, and an open tank underground.
My question is; Will the flow be uniform and fill the entire pipe to push the air...