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Assignment: 1 (B) : Problem 1

This document contains 5 physics problems related to fluid mechanics. Problem 1 involves calculating the torque required to rotate an inner cylinder of a concentric cylinder viscometer filled with castor oil. Problem 2 examines the velocity field within a laminar boundary layer and calculates the acceleration of a fluid particle. Problem 3 determines the volume flow rate and vertical force on a nozzle discharging a sheet of water. Problem 4 estimates the blood pressures and force generated at a blood vessel branch. Problem 5 relates to the velocity profile between parallel plates.

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Assignment: 1 (B) : Problem 1

This document contains 5 physics problems related to fluid mechanics. Problem 1 involves calculating the torque required to rotate an inner cylinder of a concentric cylinder viscometer filled with castor oil. Problem 2 examines the velocity field within a laminar boundary layer and calculates the acceleration of a fluid particle. Problem 3 determines the volume flow rate and vertical force on a nozzle discharging a sheet of water. Problem 4 estimates the blood pressures and force generated at a blood vessel branch. Problem 5 relates to the velocity profile between parallel plates.

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Assignment: 1 (B) Marks: (5×6 = 30)

Problem 1: A concentric cylinder viscometer may be formed by rotating the inner member of
a pair of closely fitting cylinders. The annular gap is small so that a linear velocity profile
will exist in the liquid sample. Consider a viscometer with an inner cylinder of 4.2 in.
diameter and 9 in. height, and a clearance gap width of 0.002 in., filled with castor oil at
85oF. Determine the torque required to turn the inner cylinder at 500 rpm. (Fig. 1)

(Fig. 1)

Problem 2: The velocity field within a laminar boundary layer is approximated by the
expression

In this expression, A = 141 m-1/2, and U = 0.240 m/s is the freestream velocity. Show that this
velocity field represents a possible incompressible flow. Calculate the acceleration of a fluid
particle at point (x, y) = (0.5 m, 5 mm).

Problem 3: The nozzle shown discharges a sheet of water through a 180 o arc. The water
speed is 15 m/s and the jet thickness is 30 mm at a radial distance of 0.3 m from the
centerline of the supply pipe. Find (a) the volume flow rate of water in the jet sheet and (b)
the y component of force required to hold the nozzle in place. (Fig. 2)

(Fig. 2)

Problem 4: The branching of a blood vessel is shown. Blood at a pressure of 140 mm Hg


flows in the main vessel at 4.5 L/min. Estimate the blood pressure in each branch, assuming
that blood vessels behave as rigid tubes, that we have frictionless flow, and that the vessel lies
in the horizontal plane. What is the force generated at the branch by the blood? You may
approximate blood to have a density of 1060 kg/m3. (Fig. 3)

(Fig. 3)

Problem 5: The velocity profile for fully developed flow between stationary parallel plates is
given by

where a is a constant, h is the total gap width between plates, and y is the distance measured
from the center of the gap. Determine the ratio .

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