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Optimizing the hydraulic ram pump for more efficient use in providing plant plumbing.
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Efficiency Testing #16

Closed mailemccann closed 6 years ago

mailemccann commented 6 years ago

Efficiency: (Q_pumped H_pumped)/(Q_wasted H_drivepipe)

Previous configuration from Spring 2017:

Inverted Configuration:

mailemccann commented 6 years ago

We are having trouble measuring pressure to calculate head in the effluent pipe due to the inaccuracy of the pressure sensors

stevenlopez182 commented 6 years ago

An idea for that is to reduce the length of the tubing that connects the ram pump to the pressure sensor, and also to allow water to flow through the tubing before attaching it so there isn't any entrapped air