Relating pressure to flow speed in tubes

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onqun

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Jun 17, 2010

Hi there, I have a lab project. Part of the project is to calculate the volume flow rate, I have 2 tubes,radius' are known , density of the fluid is known and pressure is known. How can i relate the pressure to speed?

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Andy Resnick

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Jun 17, 2010

Poiseuille flow is a good place to start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poiseuille's_law

Relating pressure to flow speed in tubes

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