GrahamC Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Any hydraulic engineering types here? Just wondering what the formula might be to calculate the maximum height of an uplift tube. I read that the pressure exerted volume of water in the tube should not be greater than the pressure at the tube's entrance, so a deep tank is capable of providing more lift than a shallow one. This is in relation to the windowfarm which uses uplift tubes to bring water up from a small container to the top of a window powered only by aquarium air pumps ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 its my understanding that higer lifts can be achieved by using smaller tubing (less weight of water to be lifted), have seen a header tank in a single story house filled by a constantly running AP-950 air pump (didn't get to see the workings of it but was assured that thats what he was doing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 One storey is pretty impressive for an airlift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 http://our.windowfarms.org/2011/04/16/t ... way-to-go/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Neat. Can lift up to 2000m so good enough for my home :slfg: Also used in nuclear facilities to move radioactive substances. http://our.windowfarms.org/files/2012/0 ... ftPump.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 I think it was more the volume he was moving that was impressive, a couple of hundred L or so every few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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