Question: Consider a saline bag with volume V = 3 L hung above a patient with the height H = 0 . 5 m . The
Consider a saline bag with volume hung above a patient with the height The density and of the saline and the viscosity of the saline mPa respectively. The plastic tube AB in circular shape with inner radius and length is used to deliver the saline to the patient, as show in the right figure. The gravity constant
a Ignore the height of the saline bag itself, please compute the hydraulic pressure at the turning point A
b We assume the exit point B keeps the same height as turning point A At point B the saline is injected into patient's vein, and reduced to the same pressure in vein. The typical vein blood pressure is mmHg and please determine the exit point pressure
c The driving pressure of saline flow in plastic tube AB is just the difference between hydraulic pressure and exit point pressure computed in a and b For a Poiseuille steady flow, the flow rate of the circular tube AB has already been derived by you in Problem as where is the pressure gradient along flow direction in plastic tube AB and we assume can be estimated as Please compute the flow rate
d Based on the computed steady flow rate and saline volume please compute the drainout time for the saline infusion to the patient.
e Based on the flow shear stress you derive in Qb please compute the flow shear stress value at in the circular plastic tube.
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