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    Jun 30, 2015, 06:58 PM
    Water pressure height vs weight
    I have a storage tank that is 60 feet in diameter and 60 feet high, I have a pressurized with 100 psi, is it quicker to fill this tank from the top of from the bottom
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    Jun 30, 2015, 08:18 PM
    What do you think? Why? I will assume this is a homework question. Otherwise you can Google






    pumping power for filling tank from bottom vs top
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    Jul 1, 2015, 05:37 AM
    Lots of unknowns built into this question, such as: 100 PSI measured where? Is the tank to hold liquid, or gas?
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