BRAINCAKEInvestigating Flow Rates
The rate of flow of a fluid through a pipe is inversely proportional to the viscosity of the fluid.
Rate of flow is the volume of fluid passing a point per unit time:
rate of flow = volume ÷ time
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Key terms in this lesson
- viscosity
- A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow, arising from internal friction between its layers.
More in Fluids
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- Turbulent Flow
- Streamlining
- Viscosity
- Investigating Viscosity Changes with Temperature
- Viscous Drag
- Stokes' Law
- Terminal Velocity
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