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This document provides a tutorial sheet on viscous fluid flow problems. It lists 6 problems: 1) developing the velocity profile and determining the adverse pressure gradient for flow between parallel plates, 2) deriving an expression for friction factor for flow of a power law fluid through a circular tube, 3) deriving an expression for friction factor for flow through an annulus, 4) determining the time for fluid velocity to reduce to 1% of plate velocity after plate stops, 5) deriving expressions for velocity and flow rate of rain down an inclined roof, and 6) deriving expressions for interface velocity and flow rates in a system with oil and water layers between plates.

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Viscous Flow

This document provides a tutorial sheet on viscous fluid flow problems. It lists 6 problems: 1) developing the velocity profile and determining the adverse pressure gradient for flow between parallel plates, 2) deriving an expression for friction factor for flow of a power law fluid through a circular tube, 3) deriving an expression for friction factor for flow through an annulus, 4) determining the time for fluid velocity to reduce to 1% of plate velocity after plate stops, 5) deriving expressions for velocity and flow rate of rain down an inclined roof, and 6) deriving expressions for interface velocity and flow rates in a system with oil and water layers between plates.

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TUTORIAL SHEET -2007-08

ME 332
Fluid Mechanics –II

Viscous Flow

Exact Solution of Navier Stokes equation


1. Flow between parallel plates is driven by movement of the top surface as well as a
prescribed pressure gradient. Develop an expression and sketch the fully developed
velocity profile. Determine the magnitude of the adverse pressure gradient that
reduces the shear on the stationary wall to zero.

2. Develop an expression for friction factor for flow of a power law fluid through a
circular tube.

3. Develop an expression for friction factor for flow of a power law fluid in a circular
annulus as a function of Reynolds (modified) number and radius ratio.

4. An infinite plate is pulled in its own plane with a velocity U for time T and is
suddenly stopped. Find the time required by the bulk of the fluid to attain
subsequently a velocity of 0.01U.

5. When rain flows down an inclined roof top, it forms a layer whose velocity u and
volume flow rate Q/W as illustrated in figure 1.

a. Find the expression for u and Q/W.


b. Consider now the case of wind flow that exerts a shear stress τ on the upper
surface (y = h) of the liquid layer. The wind tends to push the rain layer
upwards while gravity pulls the layer downwards. Derive an expression for
the thickness h of the liquid layer for which there is no net volume Q/W along
the roof, express in terms of the parameters τ, ρ, g and φ.

y
Wind

g sin φ h
air

Water
 φ
φ

x
Figure 1
6. A layer of oil thickness a and viscosity µo floats on top of water of thickness b and
viscosity µw. Both layers are contained between two large flat plates, the lower of
which is stationary and the upper of which moves at a speed U in the x-direction.
Derive expression (a) the speed Vi of the upper water-oil interface and (b) the
volumetric flow rates of oil and water, Qo/W and Qw/W, per unit distance normal to
the direction of flow. Express your answers in terms of a, b, U, µo and µw.

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