A tank question for the HS science & math teachers out there.
- By OldVet
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Considering what I have learned recently not for this exact question , but it's a lot easier on a compressor to fill 10 small tanks than one large one
So I would go to for smaller vs. bigger to extend my compressor life , or maintenance. I have to fill , and stop several times to fill the large tank , and a few small ones are a lot easier to maneuver around than a large one OV.
Now for the question at hand as we all know 2 five liter , and one ten liter have the same volume of stored air , but the answer comes like this. If the 2 five liters are staggered using one first then the other there would more efficientcy in this. For example topping off a tube in an airgun from say 2000 to 3000 with the first 5L bottle untill it reaches 3,000 then switch to the second bottle which is full pressure again , and topping off untill it reaches 3,000 will actually give you more top offs than a 10L tank will as it reaches 3,000. 2 smaller tanks staggered = more better.
There will be more volume of air at less pressure in the 10 L tank when done than the 2 five liter tanks
Just try it , and see that's the only way to know for sure.
So I would go to for smaller vs. bigger to extend my compressor life , or maintenance. I have to fill , and stop several times to fill the large tank , and a few small ones are a lot easier to maneuver around than a large one OV.
Now for the question at hand as we all know 2 five liter , and one ten liter have the same volume of stored air , but the answer comes like this. If the 2 five liters are staggered using one first then the other there would more efficientcy in this. For example topping off a tube in an airgun from say 2000 to 3000 with the first 5L bottle untill it reaches 3,000 then switch to the second bottle which is full pressure again , and topping off untill it reaches 3,000 will actually give you more top offs than a 10L tank will as it reaches 3,000. 2 smaller tanks staggered = more better.
There will be more volume of air at less pressure in the 10 L tank when done than the 2 five liter tanks
Just try it , and see that's the only way to know for sure.
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