Originally posted by Alligator:
bobad,
Can you help me understand what you are refering to by head? (i'm a rookie)
It's simply the difference between the height of the water intake and the height of the outlet.
If you have a head greater than 6-8 feet, and a 12" or larger siphon pipe, you get into astronomical flow rates.
It's interesting that a 1" diameter pipe 10 feet tall and a 12' pipe 10' tall have the same water pressure measured at the bottom.
