Any fluid/hydraulic engineers out there?
I'm planning on cutting (or drilling) channels (or holes) in the new manifold. It occurred to me that it might make sense to put the majority of the cuts away from the middle and have fewer in towards the center so the the fluid collected at the periphery doesn't stagnate at the end of a long line.
I'm probably not making myself clear, let me try again. If instead of an octagonal shape the manifold were a straight line would it be wise to have more cuts at the outer end of the line? It seems to me that if I have an equal number of cuts evenly spaced the ones closest to the point where the wort goes up and out would have an easier time moving the liquid along and fluid would 'back up' towards the end.
So should I have relatively more cuts in the areas like the dead end spurs and along the periphery and less as I approach the center area. I plan on stopping an inch or so away from the 45* fittings so I'm not as likely to draw down the sides and channel wort than way.
Or should I just have a gazzilion cuts/holes everywhere and it will all be a moot point?
PTN