Question

All of the following are factors affecting flow rate except what?

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Vessel side holes

Explanation:

• The "Poiseuille formula" which is given by $\\\begin{aligned} \small Q& = \small \frac{\pi r^4}{8 \eta}.\frac{\Delta P}{\Delta L}\\\end{aligned}$ describes the volumetric flow rate ($\small Q$) through tubular sections.
• Here, $\Delta P,\,\, \Delta L,\,\, r,\,\, \eta$ represent the injection pressure difference, the length of the section, the radius of the section and the viscosity index of the fluid that flows through the section respectively.
• With this, one can confirm that all the factors except the vessel side holes affect the flow rate.
• Side holes, however, are a factor that could give a measure of how much volume would flow to a particular location. In such a situation the flow rate remains unchanged and one location would receive a lower volume (not the whole) as some volume would spill out at the side holes.

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