Re: siphon

From: CWatters (colin.watters_at_pandoraBOX.be)
Date: 03/06/05 

Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:46:20 GMT

"dumb_founded" <andreajagger_8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1110077144.053498.178980@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> A siphon is being used to draw water from a water tower. Let h be the
> height of the water in the tower. Let d be the height of the siphon
> (from the botton of the tank to the highest point the siphon reaches).

I see your problem now....

The critical dimension for a siphon isn't from the end of the hose to the
top - it's from the surface of the water to the top

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