Originally Posted by
YoungFamilyFarm
So, back in the day people used to put allot more trees on 5/16 lines than today. Now the "strive for five" recommendations steer toward a low number per "lateral". Then, 3/16 comes out and 25 trees is a base line I have heard multiple times. Now, the cross sectional volume of 3/16 versus 5/16 is almost exactly a 3x value. So mathematically speaking, 75 trees (taps, whatever) on 5/16 would produce the same volume/velocity/fill as 25 taps on 3/16. Now, minus the voided volume at the drop the line; the progressive fill/volume behavior and linear progression over the course of the run would be the same. Would the natural vacuum characteristic still be present? Has anyone tried this or proved it out? Tell me this logic makes sense?