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Old 05-27-2020, 01:54 PM   #40
Porthole
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Brand: DRV
Model: 2019 MS 39DBRS3
State: Delaware
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Assuming the interior the hose is very smooth (new) and the hose is 50 ft long and coiled into a 3 ft dia coil the total loss (5 gpm @50 psi) would be 1.343 psi at the end. Hose fittings are not calculated as they are not known.
That did not answer the question.

All pipe, hose etc has some amount of friction loss whether fluid or gas.
And as far as RV'ing goes - a gentle curve versus coiled hose is an immeasurable difference.

And 'coiled' as in not wrapped on a reel where the inner wraps may very well be collapsed some.


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A rubber hose is not in the list of entering arguments, so I used a 1/2" DOM steel pipe with no fittings.
Guess I should have read further down the thread.
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