Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:53:59 +0100 From: MH <nonospamo> Subject: Re: Curious Heater Problem
> Decreasing the flow path area will *always* increase the flow rate > through the decreased path (assuming a constant pump pressure). No way... For a constant pump pressure/flow rate Q (volume/time), decreasing the path area (A) will increase the flow _speed_ (v) as Q = v * A Venturi effect is entirely different; at increased _speed_ the _pressure_ will decrease. -- MH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i