Turbulence in the aorta is a certainty for a Reynolds number of 3000. Assuming that blood is an ideal fluid, calculate the average flow rate for this Reynolds number if the diameter of the aorta is 2.20 cm. Use 1.05 103 kg/m3 as the density
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Turbulence in the aorta is a certainty for a Reynolds number of 3000. Assuming that blood is an ideal fluid, calculate the average flow rate for this Reynolds number if the diameter of the aorta is 2.20 cm. Use 1.05 103 kg/m3 as the density and 2.084 10-3 (N/m2) · s as the viscosity of blood.
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