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Old 07-13-2014, 12:13 AM   #89 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by harveyc View Post
Richard, even if I have 5 gallons of solution in the pipeline to the first outlet, most of that will continue to flow to the following outlets.
Exactly my point.

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I understand the principles quite well having used commercial injectors for three orchards of about 8 acres and having successfully completed a course in irrigation engineering.
l have also studied irrigation injectors in detail. There is good reason for requiring constant concentration in delivery: one of them being the incompressibility of water. When it comes to outlets, the result is always "first come first served". This is very important to keep in mind when using an injector for chemigation.
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