nath_quam Messages 13 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Sep 24, 2007 #1 What determines the velocity of a fluid, in a normal tube? Last edited: Sep 24, 2007
mgb_phys Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 7,906 Reaction score 15 Sep 24, 2007 #2 The pressure pushing it along. The inertia will depend on the density The viscosity Any friction with the walls At higher flow rates - turbulence.
The pressure pushing it along. The inertia will depend on the density The viscosity Any friction with the walls At higher flow rates - turbulence.
Loren Booda Messages 3,115 Reaction score 4 Sep 24, 2007 #3 Does maximum velocity occur in the center of flow, decreasing outward to zero velocity at the tube wall? Are velocities of this flow a negatively linear function of radius?
Does maximum velocity occur in the center of flow, decreasing outward to zero velocity at the tube wall? Are velocities of this flow a negatively linear function of radius?