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in a streamlined flow will the fluid molecules collide with each other?????why or why not?????

Profile image of anesh krishna
14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Ashwin Muralidharan IIT Madras
14 Years ago

Hi Anesh Krishna,

 

Yes the fluid molecules will collide. Else there will be no fluid flow (Newtons Law - any body will remain in rest unless there is an external source that makes the body do otherwise). So a molecule has to get the momentum for the adjacent molecule only.

 

Regards,

Ashwin (IIT Madras).