Optimizing Pressure Loss: Best Filter Placement for Pipe Flow"

[adoprea]

I have a spinoff on this question: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...e-in-a-cyclindrical-pipe.768080/#post-5340726

I have a pipe where flow enters at v1 . The pipe discharges into a volume which then continues with other pipes etc to ambient. I need to put a filter on the first pipe. Where is it better to put it, from the pressure loss point of view?

 

[Illmatic1]

The best place to put the filter from a pressure loss point of view would be at the inlet of the pipe before the flow enters. This will ensure that any particles that could potentially clog the filter will not make it into the pipe and create backpressure. Additionally, placing the filter at the inlet will allow for the pressure drop across the filter to be minimized since the additional flow resistance caused by the filter will be distributed over the entire length of the pipe.