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Originally Posted by afterburn 549 View Post
Yes, but to draw it out of a tube....... the larger the harder right ?
Not really. A pumps energy usage increases with flow rate. If the flow rate is the same, then the energy increases with pressure drop. If this is a fuel pump with a constant flow, then the smaller the straw the more energy required to pump the fuel.
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