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air pressure

04/26/2009 1:01 PM

I have a hozelock pump action pressure spray bottle. I have noticed that as the pressure inside the bottle increases the further it fires the water. When it is under high pressure ( when it gets hard to pump more air in ) it will spray about 6 metres. I was wondering wat the pressure to distance ratio would be and how to calculate it. Also what would the pressure be inside the bottle when it is under high pressure. The tube inside the bottle is 1/4 inch inside diameter. Does the size of the tube affect the distance. If it was 1/2" would it go half the distance under the same pressure.

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Re: air pressure

04/26/2009 9:10 PM

Why don't you try the experiment you describe in your OP.

"If it was 1/2" would it go half the distance under the same pressure."

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Re: air pressure

04/27/2009 8:02 AM

i would but the bottle only has a 1/4" hole for the 1/4" tube. in order to do the experiment i would need to cut a 1/2" hole and attach something for the hose to connect to and then seal it. and the seal would also have to withstand the pressure.

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Re: air pressure

04/27/2009 9:28 AM

The size of the feed tube does not matter as much as the nozzle which is the restricting factor.

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