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IT 000

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Will this Fountain work?
« on: August 11, 2011, 01:12:05 pm »

So in theory this should work, but I'd like some confirmation before I start
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Side view
# = wall
~ = water
%% = Pump going <-

Exit
 ^
    # %%
# # # ##~~~~~~
# # # #
# ### #
#     #
#######

So here's the questions

1 Will this work? I want the water to go through the pump and out of the exit.
2 If that does work, what happens when I raise the pump? Will the water shoot in the air?
3 If it does shoot in the air, how far will it travel along the x and y axis when it lands?
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Re: Will this Fountain work?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 01:20:24 pm »

The water will raise to the level of the output of the pump.  There's no inertia in water, so it won't shoot up into the air or make a jet or arc.  If you raise the pump, you'll get a sort of weird water pyramid at the fountain site, but again only to the level of the pump outlet.
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