Thread: Pumps and heat
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Unread 07-14-2002, 01:25 PM   #36
Skulemate
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I actually have something I'd like clarified... doesn't a pump actually give the water potential energy rather than kinetic energy? The resulting motion is for the same reason that water flows down a slope...
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