If the volumetric flow rate is to remain constant, that means the same amount of volume will be moving from one area to the next regardless of how you alter the cross sectional area or velocity (since there will be compensation in the other variable)
How then, can it be that when you increase the cross sectional area, that blood would spend more time within the heat exchanger (in the question above) despite its velocity decreasing? Wouldn't a greater area of liquid just move past resulting in no net change?
Obviously there's something missing with the way that i'm thinking about this. Would love some input
How then, can it be that when you increase the cross sectional area, that blood would spend more time within the heat exchanger (in the question above) despite its velocity decreasing? Wouldn't a greater area of liquid just move past resulting in no net change?
Obviously there's something missing with the way that i'm thinking about this. Would love some input
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