Question: Blood ( density = 1 0 6 0 kg / m ^ 3 , viscosity = 0 . 0 0 1 2 Pa s )

Blood (density =1060 kg/m^3, viscosity =0.0012 Pa s) flows through a blood vessel whose diameter
is 2.45x10-4 m and whose length is 0.18 meters. The pressure drop from one end of the blood vessel
to the other is 180. Pa.(a) Calculate the blood flow (in m^3/s) in the blood vessel. (Assume viscous
laminar flow.)(b) Determine the Reynolds number for the flow. (c) For fluid flowing through a
cylindrical tube, the flow will be laminar if the Reynolds number is below 2300. Was the
assumption of laminar flow appropriate?

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