Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 181P
Consider a pipe that branches out into two parallel pipes and then rejoins at a junction downstream. The two parallel pipes have the same lengths and friction factors. The diameters of the pipes are 2 cm and 4 cm. If the flow rate in one pipe is 10 L/min. the flow rate in the oilier pipe is
(a) 10 L/min
(b) 3.3 L/min
(c) 100 L/min
(d) 40 L/min
(e) 56.6 L/min
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