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Viscosity and Torque Calculations Tutorial

1. The document provides 5 tutorial problems related to fluid mechanics. The first problem involves estimating the viscosity of air at 500°C using two different models and comparing to an accepted value. The second problem involves deriving the force required to pull a plate separated by two fluids of unequal viscosity and spacing. The third problem involves estimating the torque and power required to rotate a shaft inside a bearing sleeve filled with oil. The fourth problem involves deriving a formula for the power required to drive a belt moving over a tank of oil. The fifth problem involves deriving an expression for the angular velocity of a rotating cone inside an oil-filled conical seat over time.

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Viscosity and Torque Calculations Tutorial

1. The document provides 5 tutorial problems related to fluid mechanics. The first problem involves estimating the viscosity of air at 500°C using two different models and comparing to an accepted value. The second problem involves deriving the force required to pull a plate separated by two fluids of unequal viscosity and spacing. The third problem involves estimating the torque and power required to rotate a shaft inside a bearing sleeve filled with oil. The fourth problem involves deriving a formula for the power required to drive a belt moving over a tank of oil. The fifth problem involves deriving an expression for the angular velocity of a rotating cone inside an oil-filled conical seat over time.

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Tutorial 1

1. If µ for air at 20o C is 1.80 E-5 kg/m.s, estimate its viscosity at 500o C by
(a) the power law and (b) the Sutherland law. Compare with the accepted
value of µ = 3.58 E-5 kg/m.s
2. A thin moving plate is separated from two fixed plates by two fluids of
unequal viscosity and unequal spacing, as shown below. The contact area
is A. (a) Assuming a linear velocity distribution in each fluid, derive the
force F required to pull the plate at velocity V. (b) Is there a necessary
relation between the two viscosities ?

3. A shaft 6 cm in diameter is fixed axially and rotated inside a bearing sleeve


6.02 cm in diameter, 40 cm long at 1500 r/min. The clearance, assumed
uniform, is filled with oil whose properties are ν = 0.003m2 /s and SG =
0.88. Estimate (a) the torque and (b) the power (kW) required to rotate
the shaft.

4. The belt in figure below moves at a steady velocity V and skims the top
of a tank of oil of viscosity µ. Assuming a linear velocity profile in the oil,
develop a simple formula for the required belt-drive power P as a function
of (h,L,V,b,µ). What belt-drive power P, in watts, is required if the belt
moves at 2.5 m/s over SAE 30W oil at 20o C, with L = 2m, b = 60 cm
and h = 3 cm ?

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5. A solid cone of angle 2θ, base ro and density ρc is rotating with initial
angular velocity ωo inside a conical seat, as shown. The clearance h is filled
with oil of viscosity µ. Neglecting air drag, derive an analytical expression
for the cone’s angular velocity ω(t) if there is no applied torque.

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