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Unread 05-22-2003, 12:09 PM   #261
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Got it.

A gallon converts to cubic inches, by multiplying by 231.

The flow rate is converted from gpm to in^3/second, by multiplying it by 3.85 .

The result then appears in inches which, when divided by 12 (inches in a foot), gives the flow speed in feet per second.
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