Energy Flashcards
movement of any fluid medium between two points requires two things
pathway along which the fluid can flow
pressure differential
amount of flow depends upon
energy difference : includes losses resulting from fluid movement
any resistance which tends to oppose such movement
Low Resistance=
higher flow rate
High resistance=
lower flow rate
total energy contained in moving fluid is the
sum of pressure, kinetic, and gravitational energy
pressure (potential/stored) energy
stored energy (release when walls recoil
major form of R for circulation of blood
expressed in mmHg
Kinetic energy (velocity)
small for circulating blood
expressed in terms of fluid density and its velocity measurements
gravitational energy
hydrostatic pressure
hydrostatic pressure is equivalent to the
weight of the column of blood extending from the heart to level where pressure is measured
what is needed to move blood from one point to another
energy gradient
relates to the tendency of a fluid to resist changes in its velocity
inertia
as the blood moves farther out to periphery, energy dissipated largely in the form of
heat
energy continually restored by
pumping action of heart