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Old 11-22-2008, 11:03 PM   #43 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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There are too many variables, IMO, to answer a question like this with mathematics alone. At least not for someone like me, who isn't interested in sitting around crunching numbers to attempt to cover every possible variable/scenario. Someone else can take that liberty. LOL.
That's what CFD is for... Setup mass flow outlet surfaces and such... Trying to solve a problem like that analytically is really too much to do by hand


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Speculatively, I can say that adding ANY amount of pressure to a low-pressure or vacuum area would reduce the amount of vacuum (increase overall pressure) and SHOULD help, even if marginally.
It's even more simple than that.... You want your pressure differential (front versus back) to be as close to zero as possible
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