Fluids, Solutions and Their Behavior - Quiz 1 Flashcards
What are fluids?
- Something that can flow
- Can be liquid or gas
- Basic forces cause fluids to flow
- Assume shape of container
Hydrostatics
Study of fliuds that are NOT moving
Density and Pressure
Hydrodynamics
Study of fluids in motion
Pascal’s Principle
The pressure applied to a confined fluid increases the pressure of the entire fluid by the same amount
Bouyancy
All fluids exert a bouyant force on immersed objects equally on all sides of the object
Archimedes Principle
An object immersed either totally or partially in fluid feels bouyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
If an object sinks, the bouyant force is _____ than the true weight of the object.
If it floats, the bouyant force is ______ than the true weight of the object.
Less
Greater
Hydrometer
A weighted device that measures specific gravity of fluids
Flow Rate
Volume of fluid passing a point per unit time
Units of volume divided by time’
m3/s
Speed and Diameter
- Narrowing of tube causes speed to increase tremendously
- Flow rate remains the same.
- Volumes remain the same, while shapes change
- Fluid flows at greater speed through narrow part of tube
Bernoulli’s Principle
As the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases
Fluid pressure is inversely related to speed
EX: Lift of airplanes, show cutains sucked towards you whe you turn on shower
Venturi Tube Flowmeter
Device used to measure fluid speeds in pipes.
Basis for neb treatment delivery.
Viscosity
Measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow
High Viscosity = flow slower
Low Viscosity = flow faster
Poiseuille’s Law
Describes resistance to flow through a tube
- Pressure increases proportional to flow rate & gas viscocity
- Small airway radius and longer distances increase flow resistance
- R = (8 x L x n) / (π x r4) *R: resistance, L: length, n: viscosity, r: radius
- Reducing r by 16% will double R
- Reducing r by 50% will increase R by 16x
***Only applies to laminar flow***
Reynold’s Number
- NR - dimensionless quantity used to characterize fluid flow
- Measures tendency for turbulence to occur, (> 2000)