Originally Posted by larslaukanen
I agree with the above.Sorry to harp on this, but the above is incorrect. The expansion of the tunica depends on the pressure difference between the inside of the penis and the surrounding medium, and it does not matter if that medium is air or water. If your gauge says, say, 5”Hg, then the pressure differences is the same for air and water. Compressibility does not matter. Trust me on this.
However, the expansion may also depend on the temperature (as it makes the tunica more flexible), and, as we agree, water pumping makes for easier heating.
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hmmm, maybe you’re right, but I’m not sure we’re talking about the same thing.
it was said that if you pump in water you feel strain at a lower gauge read.
I’m not arguing that pressure is not the same thing in water and air, I’m just saying that the situation is more complex than two chambers with different pressure. You have three: outside tube, inside tube and inside penis, where the gauge read is the sum of the penis and the tube pressure.
By adding a incompressible medium in the tube you eliminate that complexity, now you’re just left with the tension force from the stretched penis. My point is that the only force acting on the gauge now is just the tension forces from the stretched fibers inside the penis, and not a sum of those and the negative pressure in the tube. That’s why I think it’s right to say that you can feel a greater stretch at lower gauge reads with water pumping.
As you stretch fibers in cc’s and cs, they act like rubber-bands, exerting forces to counter the expansion. These forces also shows up on the gauge.
I’ve tried to make a little sketch to show what I mean.
Ft= is the force from the penis fibers.
Fa= is the force from the air with low pressure, suction force.
Fp= is the force exerted by the pump.
G=is supposed to by a gauge.
This is how it looks in my head; the decompressed air is acting as a rubberband between the penis and the force from the pump. This is causing higher readings than with incompressible water. On the other hand, the water is acting like a string.
I don’t think I’m far off here, but please correct me if I’m wrong