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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Inverted syphon of the roman aqueducts
« on: 06/05/2007 15:42:39 »
ok i'm doing this project for my physics class and it's on the roman aqueducts. at some points where there was a steep valley they would run a pipe down one side and up the other. how does this work?? an equation for this would be great and a source to cite even better but a general explanation would do nicely. i know it has something to do with pressure and that the side where the water enters the pipe is higher than the other. i can't find anything. HELP! [] (the diagram is from http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/univ270_05/jake_aq/aqueducts.htm)