Chemical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Fluid Mechanics - Section 9 (Q.No. 3)
3.
For laminar flow of a shear thinning liquid in a pipe, if the volumetric flow rate is doubled, the pressure gradient will increase by a factor of
2
<2
>2
1/2
Answer: Option
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Sroy said:   6 years ago
It should be option B since it is shear thinning.
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Zeeshan hussain said:   8 years ago
It's simple. Since the pressure in a pipe increases as the number of water increases in a given pipe (volumetric flow rate) so if it is double then pressure also double.

Kush said:   9 years ago
How? Please explain.

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