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		rbanffy on Feb 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Tesla Valve: One Way Flow With No Moving Parts Does it work with incompressible fluids? Can someone test one with water?

imperator on Feb 5, 2012 [–]

Yes. It also works with incompressible flows. I have yet to give mine a test with water. I want to build an acrylic window for it first, and ink the incoming water.

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