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This document contains the problems and solutions from Lecture 5 of Ms. Nayab's Fluid Mechanics class in Spring 2024. It includes 4 practice problems: 1) developing an equation for drag force on a pipe wall, 2) determining velocity profile and drag force on a plate moving through oil, 3) calculating capillary rise in a tree using surface tension properties, and 4) calculating force needed to move a block on an inclined surface both with and without an applied oil film.

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Lecture 5

This document contains the problems and solutions from Lecture 5 of Ms. Nayab's Fluid Mechanics class in Spring 2024. It includes 4 practice problems: 1) developing an equation for drag force on a pipe wall, 2) determining velocity profile and drag force on a plate moving through oil, 3) calculating capillary rise in a tree using surface tension properties, and 4) calculating force needed to move a block on an inclined surface both with and without an applied oil film.

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ES 333

Fluid Mechanics
Ms. Nayab

Lecture 5
Spring 2024
Problem 1
Consider the flow of a fluid with viscosity through a circular pipe. The velocity profile in the pipe
is given as u(r) = umax(1-rn/Rn), where umax is the maximum flow velocity, which occurs at the
centerline; r is the radial distance from the centerline; and u(r) is the flow velocity at any position
r. Develop a relation for the drag force exerted on the pipe wall by the fluid in the flow direction
per unit length of the pipe.
Solution
Problem 2
A thin 30-cm 0-cm flat plate is pulled at 3 m/s horizontally through a 3.6-mm-thick oil
layer sandwiched between two plates, one stationary and the other moving at a
constant velocity of 0.3 m/s, as shown in Figure. The dynamic viscosity of the oil is 0.027
Pa.s. Assuming the velocity in each oil layer to vary linearly, (a) plot the velocity profile
and find the location where the oil velocity is zero and (b) determine the force that
needs to be applied on the plate to maintain this motion.
SOLUTION
Location of zero velocity
Problem 3
Nutrients dissolved in water are carried to upper parts of
plants by tiny tubes partly because of the capillary effect.
Determine how high the water solution will rise in a tree
in a 0.0026-mm-diameter tube as a result of the capillary
effect. Treat the solution as water at 20°C with a contact
angle of 15°.
The surface tension of water at 20°C is σs = 0.073 N/m. The
density of water solution can be taken to be 1000kg/m3.
Problem 4
A 50-cm30-cm20-cm block weighing 150 N is to be moved at a constant velocity of 0.80
m/s on an inclined surface with a friction coefficient of 0.27. (a) Determine the force F
that needs to be applied in the horizontal direction. (b) If a 0.40-mm-thick oil film with a
dynamic viscosity of 0.012 Pa.s is applied between the block and inclined surface,
determine the percent reduction in the required force.

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