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Discussion Forum : Fluid Mechanics - Section 1 (Q.No. 31)
31.
The drag co-efficient for a bacterium moving in water at 1 mm/s, will be of the following order of magnitude (assume size of the bacterium to be 1 micron and kinematic viscosity of water to be 10-6m2/s).
24000
24
0.24
0.44
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Kamran Islam said:   8 years ago
(10^-6* .001)/10^-6= .001= Re.

Cd = 24/Re =24/.001 = 24000 is the right answer.

Komal said:   1 decade ago
But answer is 0.44.

Can anyone give correct solution with proper explanation.

Navi said:   5 years ago
Re = ρ * v * d/μ,
So, Re=1 and hence Stokes law regime and Cd=24/Re.
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Vicky said:   4 years ago
Re = (0.001*10^-6)÷10^-6 = 0.001.

Re<0.2.
So 24/Re = 24/0.001=24000.
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Daniel said:   1 decade ago
24000 is the correct answer.

Because in stokes regime - Cd =24/Re.

Sanjeev said:   1 decade ago
How to calculate the drag coefficient when area is not given?

Ankit Garg said:   1 decade ago
Yes, Re=0.001. So answer is 24/0.001 = 24000.

Shyam said:   6 years ago
Can anyone explain the correct answer?

Salu said:   6 years ago
can anyone explain correct answer

Goutam said:   5 years ago
24000 is the correct answer.


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