1) [Given]

i. Aortic Diam 2.5cm

ii. Aortic Mean velocity 0.2 m/s
iii. Capillary diam 6 microm
iv. Mean velocity 1mm/s
b. GOAL: # capillaries, total cross sectional area
Volumetric flow through aorta

D2
.025 2
m3
V =
0.2=9.817105
2
2
s

( )

Volumetric flow through capillary

2

3
6106
9 m

0.001=9.42510
2
s

Equivalent volumetric flow, assuming incompressible fluid: 10400 tubes

10400

6106
=2.941107 m2
2

2) [Given] Bessel function J of order n,

Jn

a. MATLAB plot 0th order Bessel besselj, include 4+ zero crossing

b. fzero to find actual values of J0,

c. Repeat for J0 (J1 = -J0)

3) [Given] STEADY, FULL DEVLEOPED, INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW, rigid wall tube,

circular tube, POISEUILLE FLOW, with viscosity mu and density rho, diameter
D, pressure difference delta p over tube length L

a. Derive velocity profile

u z ( r ) in terms of given, ignore gravity,

axisymmetric, no swirl velocity

i. Start with navier-stokes eqs for incompressible flow
Flows in Z direction, varies among R direction.
Boundaries: at r = (D/2),

Conservation of mass

u z=0 , at r = 0,

ur =u=0

u z=finite value

1 ( r ur ) 1 ( u ) u z
+
+
r r
r
z

Simplifies to 0 = 0 okay

Lets try simplifying Navier-Stokes Eqns.

Recall our boundaries and assumptions, use those to simplify and we end up with:

p
=0
r
p
=0

u
p
=
r z =constant
z r r r

( )

** because left side is function of z, right hand is function of r

dp p
=
dz
L

( ( )) ( )

d d uz
r p
r
=
dr
dr dr
L

d uz r2 p
=
+c 1
dr 2 L

d uz r p c1
=
+
dr 2 L
r
2

u z ( r )=

r p
+c 1 ln ( r )+ c 2
4 L

BCs

D 2
2 p
D
0=
+c 1 ln
+c 2
4 L
2

( )

( )
D p
D
c=
c ln ( )
16 L
2
2

0=0+c 1 ln ( 0 ) +c 2
c 1=0
c 2=

D2 p
16 L
2

u z ( r )=

r p D p
+
4 L 16 L

D 2
2 p
r2

1
4 L
D
2

( )

( ( ))
2

D
2

b. Show volume flow rate

Q=2 r u z ( r ) dr
0

Q=

D
2

2
0

D
2
4

p D4
128 L

( ) p 1
L

r2
D
2

( ( ))
2

dr

for Poiseuille flow is

D
2

D
2

( ) p r
D
2

( ( ))

( ) p r

r
D
2

r
D
4
2

( )

D 2
D
2
2

2
4

dr

( ( ))

p 1 D
2 L 4 2

( ) p ( ) ( )
L

D
2

p D4
128 L

4) [Given]
i. Circular pipe of
identical pipes of

D 1=1 cm

L1=10 cm , bifurcates into 2

D 2,3=0.5 cm, L2,3=10 cm

ii. Pressure1: 130 mmHG, flowrate1: 40 cm^3/s

iii. Pressure 2: 125mm Hg
iv. Steady laminar flow
v. Dynamic viscosity 0.0348 g/(cm s)
b. GOAL: Flow rates in two downstream sections, Pressure of other
downstream section P3
i. No losses from junction, no gravity, full develop
ii. USE MASS CONSERVE, assume pressure of exit 1 = entrance 2
and 3
iii. 3b helps I guess

dM
=0= i v i A i e v i A e
dt
Where

vA

can be substituted for volumetric flow rate

** Incompressible fluid:
3

Q1=40

cm pD
=
s
128 L

i= e =constant

( p )( 1 cm )
c m3
40
=
sec 128 ( 0.0348 g / cmsec ) 10 cm
p=567.2

g
cm se c2

5) [Given] Rotary mixer, 2 half tubes rotating about arm, drag coeffs of 1.2
facing against, 2.3 going into
a. GOAL: Expression for torque T to drive mixer at angvel
density

in fluid

in terms of R and D

b. Suppose water is at 20 C, max driving power is 20 kW, WHAT IS MAX

ROTATION SPEED?