Formula for Pressure

[Clean County]

Does anybody have any Idea on figuring out how much psi of water would be hitting what your cleaning when your wand is 6 inches away. For example: Your PW is set at 3000psi and you have a 40 degree tip on your wand, you know there is 3000psi comming out at the tip and hitting the object if the tip was up against it. How much psi would be hitting the object you want to clean if you were 6 inches away? Is there a formula that one needs to know to determine the psi for every inch your tip is away from the object your cleaning?

 

[hotwaterwisard]

Originally posted by John/Clean County PW:
Does anybody have any Idea on figuring out how much psi of water would be hitting what your cleaning when your wand is 6 inches away. For example: Your PW is set at 3000psi and you have a 40 degree tip on your wand, you know there is 3000psi comming out at the tip and hitting the object if the tip was up against it. How much psi would be hitting the object you want to clean if you were 6 inches away? Is there a formula that one needs to know to determine the psi for every inch your tip is away from the object your cleaning?

 

[hotwaterwisard]

PSI means pounds per square inch. So if you use your math skills you can figure out the psi 6 or 8 inches away by determining first how wide is the fan at the distance you are spraying. Then devide the psi by the width of the fan at the distance you are spraying. Let's say 3000psi at 8 inches away the fan measures let's say 10 inches. 3000 devided by 10inches is 300 that means every inch of the fan has 300psi 10 x 300 = 3000