bryan98801
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physics of water
I work in an apple processing plant and our apples are transferred from one part of the plant to another through water troughs. I've come to a slight physics problem working on the troughs. I have one large trough splitting into 2 smaller. It has a "Y" shaped split. Even so the apples bunch up right there. There is more than enough space for them to fit through but they just swirl around in the water until there is enough apples behind the split to force the flow. Is there a better shape to make the split other than a "Y" shape? Would a round more "U" shape work better for flow? If I turn up the water pressure it doesn't help. The apples just swirl faster in the split. I turn down the water pressure and it helps a little but the workers complain about not recieving apples fast enough.
I work in an apple processing plant and our apples are transferred from one part of the plant to another through water troughs. I've come to a slight physics problem working on the troughs. I have one large trough splitting into 2 smaller. It has a "Y" shaped split. Even so the apples bunch up right there. There is more than enough space for them to fit through but they just swirl around in the water until there is enough apples behind the split to force the flow. Is there a better shape to make the split other than a "Y" shape? Would a round more "U" shape work better for flow? If I turn up the water pressure it doesn't help. The apples just swirl faster in the split. I turn down the water pressure and it helps a little but the workers complain about not recieving apples fast enough.