Consider two parallel arteries of the same length, both fed by a main artery. The flowrate in

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Consider two parallel arteries of the same length, both fed by a main artery. The flowrate in the main artery is 10 m /s. One branch is stenotic (has plaque build-up due to too many Big Macs, Double Whoppers, etc.). The stenotic artery will be modeled as a rigid pipe with 60% the diameter of the healthy artery (diameter of 0.1 cm). For this problem, blood may be considered to be a Newtonian fluid with the properties of water. What fraction of the blood flows in each arterial branch? Be sure to validate any assumptions made.

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Analysis Synthesis And Design Of Chemical Processes

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