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The site pressure at a bottom of a well is irrelevant. You do realize air pressure is not what matters, but pressure as a whole? That includes water pressure.
by jychang 3y ago
The site pressure at a bottom of a well is irrelevant. You do realize air pressure is not what matters, but pressure as a whole? That includes water pressure.
The bottom of the straw is not in a well; it’s more akin to a cassion, so you need to factor in the water pressure as well.
What you’re saying would imply that the Titan submersible would be at the same pressure whether under an ocean of water, or in a well the same depth. No. The former is 375atm, the latter is a bit more than 1atm.
You only need to lift the top layer of water a little bit. The rest of the water column would come up after it. Of course, you cannot lift the top of the siphon more than 10m above sea level.
- p1mrx 3y agoIn order for the reverse osmosis membrane to function, you need a rigid pipe at atmospheric pressure, without water in it. The pressure difference inside/outside the pipe is what powers the desalination process. While operating, it's basically a deep open well with a bit of water at the bottom. You need to pump that water out to keep the process going.