Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Sajjad Lateef
><)> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:01 AM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- a lil' help from my friends....
><)>
><)>
><)> --- Nick Zarlinga <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com> wrote:
><)> > Actually, we
><)> > thought we would go one better and put two flow
><)> meters in line so
><)> > that we
><)> > had a backup to verify our results. Well,
><)> unfortunately, the two
><)> > flow meters read vastly different amounts.
><)>
><)> Alternate solution:
><)>
><)> If you have those flow meters, then transfer a measured
><)> qty of water through them again, note measurments.
><)> Repeat an
><)> odd number of times (5+) with increasing known qty
><)> of water.
><)>
><)> Plot your numbers, extrapolate the curves (which should be
><)> more or less linear), and a little bit of spreadsheet magic
><)> and there you go ...
><)>
><)> I don't know if this is practical or not. I can
><)> help you with
><)> the number crunching, if needed.
><)>
><)> Sajjad
><)>
><)>
><)> =====
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><)> Sajjad Lateef e-mail: sajjad_at_acm.org
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