Re: PSV Tailpipe, 45 Degree Cut?

Sakarya, Hasim (H) wrote:
> Paul,
> Could you please comment on to what will happen to the horizontal component of
velocity if the pipe end is square cut at 90 degrees.
> Thanks and kind regards,

I quoted NozzleTwister from
<a href="http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=156173&page=6">http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=156173&page=6</a>

Maybe an image is usegul in order to illustrate exactly what I mean:

<a href="http://www.pipingdesign.com/graphics/psv_45_outlet.jpg">http://www.pipingdesign.com/graphics/psv_45_outlet.jpg</a>

In neither of these options do I see a benefit in cutting the end of the outlet pipe at an angle, but maybe I'm missing something important.

Paul Received on Fri Feb 09 22:12:00 2007