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arendvs
Dec 12, 2007, 12:22 AM
In an apartment block of 5 floors water is fed from tanks(reservoirs) at the top. What approximately is the pressure in bars versus the height in metres? None of the hot water cylinders have pressure reducing valves fitted.

caibuadday
Dec 12, 2007, 05:16 PM
In an apartment block of 5 floors water is fed from tanks(reservoirs) at the top. What approximately is the pressure in bars versus the height in metres? None of the hot water cylinders have pressure reducing valves fitted.
assumed total height is 15.25 M(50ft); 50 x 0.433= 21.7, 21.7 + 14.7 =36.4, 36.4/ 14.7= 2.48 bars... a water column at 1 ft H would have the pressure of 0.433 psig or 15.1 psia

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Jul 14, 2010, 02:39 AM
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