(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled Giraffes bloodpressure, Section 2.3.1.) (a)

Chapter 2, Problem 2.17

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(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled Giraffes bloodpressure, Section 2.3.1.) (a) Determine the change in hydrostaticpressure in a giraffes head as it lowers its head from eating leaves6 m above the ground to getting a drink of water at ground levelas shown in Fig. P2.17. Assume the specific gravity of blood isSG = 1. (b) Compare the pressure change calculated in part (a) tothe normal 120 mm of mercury pressure in a humans heart.

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