...is 1.5 m/s.? For a young adult doing some light exercise, the peak blood velocity in the aorta is 1.5 m/s.
(a) What is the peak flow rate of the blood through the aorta if the aorta has radius 1.0 cm? Also express your
answer in litres per minute.
(b) What pressure difference is required to produce this peak flow over a length of 7 cm of the aorta? Assume the
viscosity of blood is 0.0045 Pa s. Answer in pascal.
(a) What is the peak flow rate of the blood through the aorta if the aorta has radius 1.0 cm? Also express your
answer in litres per minute.
(b) What pressure difference is required to produce this peak flow over a length of 7 cm of the aorta? Assume the
viscosity of blood is 0.0045 Pa s. Answer in pascal.