What if, I now know the flow rates on each branch say branch 1 is 60 GPM and branch 2 is 200 GPM, would I need a pump that would discharge 260 GPM, is it that straightforward or is there a catch?
Thanks, appreciate the help, I have been looking online but I've been searching for "multiple branches" or "2 discharge pipes" and nothing ever turned up.
Ok so would I split the problem in 2 in the sense that I would treat each discharge branch separately, So say calculate the friction losses of one branch as if it were a single 1 suction/ 1 discharge but utilizing the full flow of GPM that the pump is supplying and then do it again for branch 2?
Yes that is exactly the type of problem that I am trying to understand, I can't find any help online that deals with 2 branches in the discharge, could you elaborate more in your experience, how does one begin to approach the problem if all you have is the gpm from the pump discharge?
oh no, I meant wouldn't I need to know the GPM flowing into the branches not the GPM of the initial discharge from the pump,
I did see the equation and it seemed pretty straight forward utilizing the difference in pressures to find the GPM but it made me question whether if a pipe branches out...
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