Field glossary
Scour velocity
The flush velocity, about 3.0 ft/s in recent C651 editions, that lifts and carries debris out instead of rinsing
Used across 2 Anvilfield field guides, most in Plumbing.
Also defined as
- About 2 ft per second, the flow speed that keeps solids in suspension so the line self-cleans
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