Will a flow rate of the medium inside the pipeline that is lower than the specified value affect its transportation?
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For example, the specified flow rate for the medium is 1–3 m/s, but the actual flow rate is around 0.5 m/s.
For the transportation of ordinary Newtonian fluid media, generally the lower the flow rate, the less the pipeline resistance loss, and the more energy-efficient the pumping equipment operates. However, the pipe diameter has to be larger, which increases the initial investment； If you are handling a non-Newtonian fluid, operating at a flow rate lower than the recommended one may result in a sharp increase in the fluid’s viscosity, leading to pipe blockages and other issues ； This requires analysis on a case-by-case basis