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Assignment # 1 (Viscous Fluids-I)

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Q # 1: For two-dimensional velocity field ui = x1 + cos t , Ax1 x2 + sin t ,
3 2

Dui
i. Determine the acceleration, .
Dt
ii. The rate of strain  ij .
iii. The rate of rotation tensor  ij .
iv. For which value of A is this flow field is consistent with the assumption of
incompressibility?
Q # 2: Calculate the dimension of shear stress  from  = F / A , and using this find out the
du
dimension of the dynamic viscosity  ,  =  . What is dimension of kinematic viscosity  ?
dy
Q # 3: For an incompressible Newtonian viscous fluid with viscosity  and density  the stress
tensor Tij is given by
 u u j 
Tij = − P ij +   i +
 x x 
 j i 

Write the components of Tij for indices i, j = 1, 2. Also calculate and simplify the divergence of Tij .

Q # 4: What is dimension of each term in Navier-Stokes equations. Using the dimensionless


variables
t x y u v P
t = , x = , y = ,u = ,v = , P =
L /U L L U U U / L
convert the dimensional form of Navier-Stokes equations into non-dimensional form.
Q # 5: A fluid of density  and viscosity  flows through a long pipe of diameter D at the
volume flow rate Q . Using Pi-Theorem, demonstrate that if the flow is laminar (i.e., totally steady)
and fully developed (the velocity profile and the pressure gradient no longer change with
downstream distance x ), the pressure gradient in the direction of flow must have the form
dp Q
= − K 4 . Where K is constant.
dx D
dp dp
Note that and Q have opposite signs i.e. (  0 when Q  0 and vice versa).
dx dx
Q # 6: Oil of viscosity  flows through a long straight pipe of cross-sectional area A , driven by a
pressure drop per unit length PL . If A is doubled without altering any of the other parameters, how
will the volume flow rate Q (i.e., the volume passing through the pipe per unit time) be affected?
Q # 7: Formulate (Just write velocity field, governing equations, initial and boundary conditions)
the flow problem, in which flow is due to oscillating pressure gradient P0 cos (t ) acting uniformly
on the fluid between two parallel plates at rest. What is dimension of P0 .
Q # 8: Consider the flow over a rigid boundary initially at rest and suddenly brought into motion by
applying constant shear stress  0 at the boundary. Just, formulate the flow problem.
Q # 9: Formulate the unidirectional flow problem in which an initially stationary flat plate is
suddenly accelerated with acceleration Bt in an unbounded fluid. What is dimension of B .
Q # 10: (Oscillating Planar Couette Flow): Consider an initially motionless incompressible
Newtonian fluid between two infinite solid boundaries, one at y = 0 and the other at y = d
Beginning at t = 0 , the lower boundary oscillates back and forth in its own plane with a velocity
U 0 sin t (t  0).
i. Identify characteristic velocity, length, and time scales, and nondimensionalize the
governing equation and boundary conditions.
ii. Note that there are two combinations of dimensional parameters that represent characteristic
time scales,  −1 and d 2 /  . What is the physical significance of each?
iii. The nature of the solution for the velocity field depends on the magnitude of a single
dimensionless parameter. What is it? What is its significance?
T  2T
Q # 11: Consider the partial differential equation y =  2 with boundary conditions
x y
T ( x = 0, y ) = 0, T ( x, y = 0 ) = T0 , T ( x, y →  ) = 0.
i. Find constants C and  that produce a similarity variable  = y / Ct  for this problem.
ii. Nondimensionalize the governing equation and boundary conditions.

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