4.) You are working on a bioreactor for culturing a network of cylindrical blood vessels and need to perfuse this network
with growth media using pressure driven flow.
a.) Calculate the resistance for flow of a fluid with
dynamic viscosity of 4 * 10-3 Pa * s at 37°C for the
combination of tubes organized as shown to the right,
what is the total resistance for the system? You can use
units of $\frac{Pa*s}{cm^3}$ and ignore junctional effects. All vessels
in a section are the same dimensions.
b.) If the pressure drop across the network is 100Pa,
what is the flow rate in mL/min?
(2x)
Radius = 0.5cm
Length = 30cm
(3x)
Radius = 0.2cm
Length = 60cm
(2x)
Radius = 0.5cm
Length = 30cm
P1
P2