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Anonymous Poster	Compressed Air Usage 05/21/2009 7:57 PM
	If I have 2,000 lbs of compressed air and I'm blowing off 35 lbs How long will that 2,000 lbs last me? Hours and minutes Please. xangolenny@hotmail.com
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jack of all trades Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 8777 Good Answers: 376	#1 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/21/2009 8:59 PM
	Ahh, isn't it obvious? Are you unfamiliar with basic math? We would give you an answer to your simple question but you have neglected to mention the duration air is decreasing by 35 lbs. Per second, per minute, per hour? Sorry to be so negative, but come on! __________________ jack of all trades
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Anonymous Poster	#3 In reply to #1 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/21/2009 10:47 PM
	35 lbs per second
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Anonymous Poster	#2 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/21/2009 9:10 PM
	Sorry I'm not a brain like you. 35lbs per second I would guess.
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jack of all trades Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 8777 Good Answers: 376	#5 In reply to #2 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/22/2009 12:28 AM
	Well as a rough guide with the information you have given........ 3000/35 = 86 seconds. This does not take into account pressure differences as the air storage vessel empties. Can you please provide more information (what is the application) as this sounds like a homework question to me. __________________ jack of all trades
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42355 Good Answers: 1693	#4 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/21/2009 11:10 PM
	Do you have, "2,000 lbs of compressed air", or 2,000 psig in a tank? Do you have any makeup air? give details!
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#6 Re: Calculating how long my compressed air will last 05/22/2009 3:12 AM
	What is the size of the reservoir? At what flowrate is the air being blown off? __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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