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magatoni magatoni
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10 years ago
Hi. If flow is laminar, what happens to flow when  the pressure gradient changes from 100mmhg (120-20mmhg) to 150mmhg (160-10)?
I was applying poiseuille's law however the answer choices are:
A) no change
B) decreases by 50%
C) increases 1.5x
D) increases 2x

I'm told the answer is C but if you consider the law and that flow is directly proportional to pressure gradient changes, I wouldn't think that C is the answer.
To double flow, pressure must quadruple, right?
I see that flow should increase but the answer (1.5x) puzzles me. It seems like an odd increase. Any thoughts!? Thanks!
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Educator
10 years ago
Answer should be: it increases by 1.5 times.
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10 years ago
Hi, multiple sources I checked say the same thing as bio_man. See the attachment also.
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magatoni Author
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10 years ago
Hi. Thank you but I am not seeing how you are getting that answer.
If the gradient changes by 50mmhg, how is the resultant flow increase 1.5x?
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Educator
10 years ago
100mmhg (120-20mmhg) to 150mmhg (160-10)?

Hi again,

Two times bigger than 100 is 200. Therefore, 1.5 times bigger than 100 is 150.

I'm just using that school of thought.
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