Water pressure question
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Shaddow_wolf169
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There will always be pressure your pump is pushing water out while the overflow is putting it back in. If we're talking about a sump. If we're talking about an empty box then the wall with now water would have to be strong enough to hold the pressure.
The pressure depends on the water column. So if the water level is similar on both sides of middle partition the pressure would be on the external wall. If the outer part is empty the pressure would be on the middle partition. If it is anything in between the pressure would be shared between the middle partition and the external wall.
Brew12
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I'm a little confused by your question. Can you explain what your concern is or what the application is?
One unit of pressure measurement is actually "inches of water".
1 inch of water = 0.036 psi = .0025 atmospheres.
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The purpose of the question is a tank im buying has a crack in the corner and i want to build this overflow wall essentially making it safe because i believe water pressure will be non existent if i make a glass wall there
Brew12
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Got it. I would try to make that section completely dry if it were mine. But yes, you would effectively remove the dynamic forces from water flow by putting up the interior pane and only be left with the static pressure.
I would keep a close eye on that crack because it will be subject to vibrations from the pumps and water flow that can still cause it to grow.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but why buy a cracked tank?
GK3
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I am not really sure what you are asking at this point, but think of it this way for a baffle in a sump. Pressure = Force/Area. Pressure does not brake your baffle so to speak but force does. So reqrranging F=PA. There is an equation in Fluid mechanics, where Pressure on a wall from a liquid is equal to the density of the liquid *gravity*the height. Height is to surface of liquid not height of baffle. So if you have 8 inches of liquid on one side and none of the other, the wall must be able to with stand p=density*gravity*the height. Or, combining, F = 1/2(density*g*h^2). If there is liquid on both sides then it must be able to with stand the difference in these two equations for the given heights. So to answer the original question a baffle with equal heights of water in each side has a net force of zero on it. If one side has liquid and none on the other side then it has a force of f=(g*h^2*density)/2. The force acts at height/3.
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I dunno. I'm new, so maybe I'm off base. But to me that's $200 plus the cost of all the stock you'll lose when it fails, plus the cost of the water damage remediation, increased insurance premiums, the replacement tank (bet it won't have a crack)....
Just sayin'...
Just sayin'...
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Again, I'm a new guy, but I'd go for the structural integrity.... Essentially, you ARE making it shorter with the wall, Just not cutting it off. To me the issue is how much structural support the bottom and top frames (if it isn't rimless) would add. You could write books about what I DON'T KNOW about fluid dynamics and tank construction, but it seems it would be stronger if you shorten it.
Any tank builders out there?
Any tank builders out there?
Brew12
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Oh... I thought you were looking at using this for a smaller aquarium with a sump. It may seem like a great deal but I wouldn't use it as is. Get the bad section cut out or find a different tank.225 gallons for 200$
