Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Denkhaus, Robert
><)> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:04 AM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-- a lil' help from my friends....
><)>
><)>
><)> Or...you could get some volunteers, a bunch of
><)> gallon buckets, and one person
><)> who can count... :)
><)>
><)> Rob Denkhaus
><)> Avoiding higher math as much as possible at the...
><)> Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
><)>
><)>
><)> > -----Original Message-----
><)> > From: Sajjad Lateef
><)> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:01 AM
><)> > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- a lil' help from my friends....
><)> >
><)> >
><)> > --- Nick Zarlinga <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com> wrote:
><)> > > Actually, we
><)> > > thought we would go one better and put two
><)> flow meters in line so
><)> > > that we
><)> > > had a backup to verify our results. Well,
><)> unfortunately, the two
><)> > > flow meters read vastly different amounts.
><)> >
><)> > Alternate solution:
><)> >
><)> > If you have those flow meters, then transfer a measured
><)> > qty of water through them again, note
><)> measurments. Repeat an
><)> > odd number of times (5+) with increasing known
><)> qty of water.
><)> >
><)> > Plot your numbers, extrapolate the curves (which
><)> should be
><)> > more or less linear), and a little bit of
><)> spreadsheet magic
><)> > and there you go ...
><)> >
><)> > I don't know if this is practical or not. I can
><)> help you with
><)> > the number crunching, if needed.
><)> >
><)> > Sajjad
><)> >
><)> >
><)> > =====
><)> > --
><)> > Sajjad Lateef e-mail: sajjad_at_acm.org
><)> > Note: Any e-mail to me with my first name in Subject or
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