An intravenous blood plasma drip enters a vein in the patient’s arm from a bag raised a height h above the
vein. If the diameter of the 5 cm long needle is 0.5 mm, use Poiseuille's law to find the height h that
results in a 5 cm3/min flow rate.
(Assume the blood pressure in the arm is 18 torr = 2392 Pa and the viscosity of the blood plasma is
1.5*10-3 Pa-s.)
a. 0.17 m
b. 1.55 m
c. 6.46 m
d. 0.52 m
e. 0.66 m
Notes: I tried to solve the problem on my own, but kept coming up with 2.46 m. If someone could just show me how to set it up correctly, that would help greatly.
Q=5 cm³/min = 5•10⁻⁶/60 m³/s
d=0.5 mm => r=0.25•10⁻³ m,
η=1.5•10⁻³ Pa•s,
L =0.05 m
ρ=1025 kg/m³
Poiseuille’s law
Q=π•P•r⁴/8•η• L.
P = 8• Q•η• L/ π•r⁴=
=8•5•10⁻⁶•1.5•10⁻³•0.05/60•π•(0.25•10⁻³)⁴=
=4074 Pa
P=ρgh -2392
ρgh=P+2392
h=(P+2392)/ ρg=(4074+2392)/1.025•10³•9.8=0.64 m.
If p₀=18 torr ~ 2400 Pa, then
ans. - e
To solve this problem, we can use Poiseuille's law, which relates the flow rate of a liquid through a cylindrical tube to the pressure difference across the tube, the length of the tube, and the radius of the tube.
The formula for Poiseuille's law is as follows:
Flow rate = (π * Pressure difference * Radius^4) / (8 * Viscosity * Length)
Given information:
- Diameter of needle = 0.5 mm = 0.0005 m (convert to meters)
- Length of needle, L = 5 cm = 0.05 m (convert to meters)
- Flow rate = 5 cm^3/min = 5/1000 cm^3/s = 5/1000 × 10^-6 m^3/s (convert to meters)
We need to find the height, h, that results in a flow rate of 5 cm^3/min.
Let's substitute the given values into Poiseuille's law and solve for h:
Flow rate = (π * Pressure difference * Radius^4) / (8 * Viscosity * Length)
5/1000 × 10^-6 m^3/s = (π * (18 torr) * (0.00025 m)^4) / (8 * (1.5*10^-3 Pa-s) * 0.05 m)
Convert pressure from torr to Pascal:
1 torr = 133.322 Pa
18 torr = 2399.796 Pa
5/1000 × 10^-6 = (π * 2399.796 Pa * (0.00025 m)^4) / (8 * 1.5 × 10^-3 Pa-s * 0.05 m)
Now, rearrange the equation to solve for h:
h = (5/1000 × 10^-6) * (8 * 1.5 × 10^-3 * 0.05) * (1 / (π * 2399.796 * (0.00025)^4))
h ≈ 0.00017 m
Therefore, the height h that results in a flow rate of 5 cm^3/min is approximately 0.17 meters.
So, the correct answer is option a. 0.17 m.
To solve this problem, we can use Poiseuille's law, which relates the flow rate of a fluid through a cylindrical tube to the pressure difference across the tube, the length of the tube, and the radius of the tube.
The formula for Poiseuille's law is:
Flow rate (Q) = (ΔP * π * r^4) / (8 * η * L)
Where:
Q = Flow rate
ΔP = Pressure difference
r = radius of the tube
η = viscosity of the fluid
L = length of the tube
In this case, we want to find the height h that results in a flow rate of 5 cm3/min. First, let's convert this flow rate to m3/s:
5 cm3/min = (5 * 10^-6) m3/s
Given information:
Pressure difference (ΔP) = 18 torr = 2392 Pa
Viscosity (η) = 1.5 * 10^-3 Pa-s
Length of the needle (L) = 5 cm = 0.05 m
Now, we need to find the radius of the needle. The problem states that the diameter is 0.5 mm. The radius (r) can be found by dividing the diameter by 2:
r = 0.5 mm / 2 = 0.25 mm = 0.25 * 10^-3 m
Now we can substitute all the values into Poiseuille's law equation and solve for h:
(5 * 10^-6 m3/s) = (2392 Pa * π * (0.25 * 10^-3 m)^4) / (8 * 1.5 * 10^-3 Pa-s * 0.05 m)
Rearranging the equation to solve for h:
h = [(5 * 10^-6 m3/s) * (8 * 1.5 * 10^-3 Pa-s * 0.05 m)] / (2392 Pa * π * (0.25 * 10^-3 m)^4)
Simplifying the equation further:
h = (0.00006 m3/s * 0.006 m) / (2392 Pa * π * 0.00000000390625 m)
h = 0.00000000036 m3/s / 0.00000000390625 m
h = 92.3077 m
Therefore, the height h that results in a flow rate of 5 cm3/min is approximately 92.3077 meters. However, this answer does not match any of the given options.
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