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Article: Calculating and controlling pressure tank drawdown: the fundamentals of pumped water systems.(Tech Topics)
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- National Driller
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- March 1, 2008
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Last month, we said that the term "drawdown" refers to the amount of useable water that can be drawn from a hydro-pneumatic tank from the time the pressure switch cuts out, turning off the pump, until the pressure switch cuts back in, turning on the pump. The amount of drawdown capacity is determined by a formula known as Boyle's Law.
Simply put, Boyle's Law states as the volume of the air cushion in a tank decreases, the pressure of that air cushion increases. Conversely, as the volume of the air cushion increases, the pressure of that air decreases. Therefore, for any given tank, drawdown equals the volume of air at cut-in minus the volume of air at cut-out. ...