Volume of sap in the lines? Mystery solved.

[royalmaple]

Anyone ever been bored enough to try and calculate the liquid volume in say a 5/16 line. I was pretty curious as to just how much or how little sap is in say a run of 100 feet of 5/16 tubing. I bet it is less than you may think looking at a full line and screaming move move....get to the tank.

ok I tried here is the result:

V=3.1416*5/16(squared)*Length

V=3.1416*.0244140625cu inches*1200 inches

V=92.03 cubic inches

92.03 cubic inches = .39 Gallons

.39 Gallons = 49.92 oz

There you go,under 1/2 a gallon of sap in 100 feet of 5/16 tubing completely full.

Did I make a mistake?
Matt

More Useful / useless Trivia for when I get on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire....

[sweetwoodmaple]

Your next assignment will be to calculate pressure drop and flow rate... 8O :wink:

Brian

[royalmaple]

You'd think I had endless time on my hands, but I really don't.

Now we know.
:wink:

Matt

[lharris1]

You answer is correct but you did not show where you divided by 4 to get the area of the tubing before multiplying by the length to get the volume. The rusults of the first part of the calculation is in-squared not in-cubbed.

Now how, if you drain it, how much is left by surface tension :?: :lol:

[royalmaple]

You are 1/2 right the formula is radius (squared) So 5/16 is the diameter, which you first get into decimal form, then divide by 2, then square the result.

I was just looking at the missing information myself.

I'll leave the surface tension to someone else. Time to get welding again, sap will be running soon enough.

Matt

[mapleman3]

I flunked Math :lol: :wink:

[brookledge]

You need to know the roughness coefficient to calculate how much is left do to surface tension. :?: :!:
I think it is time it warms up so we can all boil 24/7 then we will be to tired to think
Keith

[royalmaple]

Yeah or at least drinking and smelling sap boil.

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

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[royalmaple]

Hello-

Diameter was based on true 5/16 or .3125 line. When I have a couple of hours I redo the calculation for all possiblities. :lol:

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

Bring/Bring/Bring=anyone home?

[royalmaple]

Kevin push the **** button on your neckless.

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Help is on the way!!

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

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[802maple]

We really need to get sugaring before we start finding the anabolic makeup of a molecule of steam. LOL

[Sugarmaker]

Who has time to make syrup with all this good information to digest.:)

Chris

[royalmaple]

Jerry-

I agree, but I did end up getting my vacuum pump going today. And got the releaser plumbed up, and the transfer pump so at least I can say I did something.

[802maple]

Matt-
A step forward is a step forward in any mans book,Hope it all turns out right for you