A wire of diameter (d) is stretched along the centerline of a pipe of diameter (D). For

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A wire of diameter \(d\) is stretched along the centerline of a pipe of diameter \(D\). For a given pressure drop per unit length of pipe, by how much does the presence of the wire reduce the flowrate if

(a) \(d / D=0.1 ;\)

(b) \(d / D=0.01\) ?

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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