Greetings all,
The following question was raised at work today, thought someone here might be able to answer it definitively, possibly even with some of that fancy math I have heard so much about. (G)
On the floor we have a 5 gallon bucket full of water. Suspended 5 ft. above said bucket we have 1 Quart of water, a tube, with a valve in it, is attached to the bottom of the quart jar and terminates at the bottom of the
5 gal. bucket. For argument sake the tube is full of water and actually terminates 1 tube diameter above the very bottom of the bucket, should be no restriction of flow.The Question; If the valve is opened, will the water flow from the quart jar into the bucket?
The general opinion is that the water will not flow due to the fact that it cannot "push" the ~5 gal. of water up.
Possible Variables; The tube has no water in it. The tube size set at 1" ID. (I realize this could be a very big variable, allowing that if the tube was 6" ID and holding water it could easily hold more water than the bucket could hold.) The quart jar and the 1" ID tube are raised to a height so that it can build sufficient head pressure to flow into the bucket, how high would that be?
Thanks in advance for any and all help, feel free to point out any other variables I may have missed.
Regards, Jim