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Show i Usa Large Pipes. One thing that every farmer shoula remember, and that is, when water is forced through a pipe, he faster it travels, the greater the loss in friction. fric-tion. This loss is equivalent to increasing in-creasing the pumping head, hence It Is better to use large pipes instead of small ones; it is also best to have as few turns cr elbows as possible and It is simply a question which must be decided for each individual plant as to what sized pipe will be most economical. The larger the pipe the more it costs, and yet with large pipe the engine may be smaller and less fuel required to pump the rtq-.-ird imount of watar. |