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It actually takes less pumping power to fill a tank from the bottom. Just like the pressure experienced by a diver depends on their depth, the pressure at the bottom of a vessel (whether a tank or a vertical pipeline) depends only on the column depth of the liquid within that vessel. The pressure in a line going to the top of the tank will be equal to the ...
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