Question

(a) The volume flow rate in an artery supplying the brain is 3.4 x 10-6 m3/s. If the radius of the artery is 5.6 mm, determine the average blood speed.(b) Find the average blood speed as a constriction in the artery if the constriction reduces the radius by a factor of 2. Assume that the volume flow rate is the same as that in part (a).

Answer 1

Answer: a) speed = 3.45 × 10^-2 m/s

b) speed = 1.38 × 10^-1 m/s

Explanation: shown in the attachment