Question of the Day!

Fluids

Water flows with a velocity of 1 m/s in a pipe with an inner diameter of 5 cm.  The flow is split into 2 pipes, each having an inner diameter of 3 cm.  The velocity in the 3 cm pipes (in m/s) is:

1.38

1.67

2.76

3.34

HINT

This question of the day was provided by the courtesy of  Professor Scott Campbell of the University of South Florida from the book FE Practice Exam With Complete Solutions