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The leaves of a tree lose water to the atmosphere via the process of transpiration. A particular tree loses water at the rate of 3×108m3/s3 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}; this water is replenished by the upward flow of sap through vessels in the trunk. This tree's trunk contains about 2000 vessels, each 100μm100 \mu \mathrm{m} in diameter. What is the speed of the sap flowing in the vessels?

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Given: Q=3108Q = 3 \cdot 10^{-8} m3^3/s (total volume flow rate), N=2000N = 2000, r1=50106r_1 = 50 \cdot 10^{-6} m. The speed of the sap which flows in the vessels is:

Q=vAv=QA=QNπr12=310820003.1425001012=0.0019m/s.v0.002m/s. \begin{align*} Q &= v \cdot A \\ v &= \frac{Q}{A} \\ &= \frac{Q}{N \cdot \pi r_1^2} \\ &= \frac{3\cdot 10^{-8}}{2000 \cdot 3.14 \cdot 2500 \cdot 10^{-12}} \\ &= 0.0019 \, \text{m/s.} \\ v &\approx 0.002 \, \text{m/s. }\end{align*}

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