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Old 01-19-2013, 03:02 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by mikea View Post
OK.. I dig the concept but I'm a little worried about the theory of matching hole sizes...Why you ask...

So the original drain hole is say 1" diameter and you drill two further holes each being of 3/4" diameter to drain the water out. So the outflow therefore = 1.5 x the inflow so before to long the inflow is overtaken by the outflow with the outflow becoming the inflow...

Solution is obviously to drill another 1" hole to assist the inflow that has become an outflow to once again become an inflow...

But darn it, once you've done this the original inflow that became an outflow before subsequently becoming an inflow again is now defeating the outflow holes that became inflows before becoming outflow yet again...

and so the (w)hole thing continues until... guess what?
Based on your theory, the flow should be proportional to the area and not the diameter!

Moe
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