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Old 04-12-2013, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by blykins View Post
Flow numbers are a big part of it, but they don't tell about velocity, which is extremely important too. These will do just fine though.
If flow is volume per unit of time, and velocity is distance per unit of time, then velocity is flow divided by area. Since the area of a port is constant, I would think flow and velocity should be proportional, aside from variation of flow across the area. Is this incorrect?
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