Question: 1 - A pharmaceutical company needs to pump a delicate liquid drug through a pipe over a distance of 2 5 meters. The flow rate

1- A pharmaceutical company needs to pump a delicate liquid drug through a pipe over a distance of
25 meters. The flow rate must be 0.1 cubic meters per minute. To protect the quality of the drug, the
flow must be laminar with no turbulence or high shear rates. Specifically, shear rates cannot exceed
100 per second.
The liquid drug has a density of 0.830gcm3 and a viscosity of 0.0052Pa*s. It demonstrates Newtonian
flow behavior. What is the minimum diameter of pipe that can transport the liquid drug within the
stated constraints?
Also, calculate the pressure drop that would occur when pumping 0.1m3min of the drug through 25
meters of pipe with that minimum diameter.
 1- A pharmaceutical company needs to pump a delicate liquid drug

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