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12 years ago
You have two tubes: Tube A and Tube B. Tube A has 110 mm Hg at one end and 80 mm Hg at the opposite end. Tube B has 55 mm Hg at one end and 25 mm Hg at the other end.
A.   If you pour the same liquid through both tubes, which tube will have the greatest fluid flow? Explain.
B.   If you pour an 8 oz cup of a milk shake through Tube A and an 8 oz glass of water through Tube B, which will flow faster? Explain.
C.   What parameters in Tube A would you change to make flow equal in (A.)?
D.   What parameters in Tube A would you change to make flow equal in (B.)?
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12 years ago
A. There would be no difference in flow because the pressure difference in Tube A and Tube B is the same (30 mm Hg).
B. Water through Tube B because water has a lower viscosity than a milk shake. Resistance is directly proportional to viscosity. Flow is inversely proportional to resistance. Therefore, decreased viscosity = decreased resistance = increased flow.
C. No changes because flow is equal in (A.).
D. You can change the parameters that would reduce resistance to flow. You could make Tube A shorter or increase its radius. Changing the radius would have a greater impact on increasing flow (Poiseuille's Law).
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