Liquid lost/not pumped correctly when small amount is going to another pipe

To clarify, I don't think the liquid is actually lost, it's just the pressure that gets lost, because the pump stops pumping every second or so to allow for the lesser usage in the left hand pipe.

The only solution I see currently in this situation is to have two pumps?

Even two pumps would not fix this problem as having multiple outlet paths means that each split creates a choice resulting in a "slow down" as each packet goes left or right, when a side is completely blocked the pump normally starts putting everything through the remaining path, however when one side is partially used then on its tick it gets its remainder and on the other tick whats left of the 10k block (9k and some change) heads on to the new destination, iirc

No it would, I would just make two pumps with unconnected lines. It's a brute force fix, but the only one that I see right now that would ensure 10kg/s going up to the right.

If the remainder (9kg) would be pushed into the right side on the same tick that wouldn't be a problem, but the fact that it's delayed by one tick and added to the next batch of 10kg and them limited to 10kg, causes the overall pressure in the right hand pipe to be 5kg/s instead of 9.5kg/s ((10 + 9) / 2), because you get these empty spaces in between each packet.

A better approach, if working with packets, would be to split the packet at the junction and make it go simultaneously left and right. All things being equal, 10kg that arrives at a junction would be split into 5kg for each side. But if the left is blocked and only 1kg/s can pass, then the remainder is passed on with the 5kg that goes to the right.

The pump would then continuously be pumping 10kg/s, with the left pipe getting 1kg in each tick and the right pipe 9kg in each tick.

Currently the left pipe gets 1kg per tick and the right pipe on average 5kg, causing the pump's capacity to be diminished.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Ildefonse

It took me a little while to come up with a solution but I have it now,

anywhere there is gonna be a backup or build up in the line but you want flow past stick a valve, you can even leave it wide open and just let the buildings keep it full.  Its funny but I use valves for so many things and have a bunch of semi closed loops running now thanks to saturnis that its just unreal XD

Edited December 31, 2017 by Kabrute