In article , Richard J Kinch
says...

Nevertheless, I presume you try not to pinch your air hoses, even though
you believe restricting flow doesn't "dissipate power".

Read the previous comments about series regulators. Then go
back and read them again. The reason that one employs hoses
or pipes large enough to carry the flow is *not* to avoid
thermal losses. It's to ensure that full pressure is available
at the point of use.

To reiterate what has been said a dozen times befo

Any energy not used remains in the reservoir, behind
the restriction.

Jim

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