HE 3333

Homework Set #1 (9 points)

Due: Friday, Aug 27, 2021 – 9:40 AM (Submit online, pdf)
Problem 1. (4 points)
The distance between plates is 0.8 cm, the velocity of the upper plates is 10 cm/s (the lower plate
is fixed), and the fluid has a viscosity of 1.0 cp. What is the shear stress (in N/m2)?

d 2u
0
dy 2
du
 c1 +x
dy
du
 dy dy   c1dy
u  c1 y  c2
@ y  0, u  0 +y

0  c1  0   c2
c2  0
@ y   h, u  V
u  c1 y  c2
V  c1h  0
V
c1 
h
du V

dy h
du V
    
dy h
V
  
h
V  10cm / s  0.1m / s
h  0.8cm  0.008m
  1.0cp  0.001Pa sec
0.1m / s
    0.001Pa sec 
0.008m
0.11N / m 2
    1Pa 
8 1Pa
0.11N / m 2
    1Pa  
8 1Pa
  0.0125 N / m 2
Problem 2. (5 points)
What is the viscosity of the fluid (in lbm/(ft·s))?
V  12 ft / sec
0.6  32lbm  ft lbm  ft
F  0.6lb f   19.2
sec 2 sec 2
 F  2.6688 N
A  0.8 ft 2
lbm  ft
19.2
sec 2 lbm
  F / A  24
0.8 ft 2 ft  sec 2
1 ft
h  0.05inch  0.05inch   0.004167 ft
 
12 inch
V
  
h
lbm
24  0.004167 ft
h ft  sec 2
 
V 12 ft / sec
lbm
  0.008333
ft  sec
In SI units, we have
 1m
V  12 ft / sec  12 ft / sec  3.658m / s
3.28 ft
0.6  32lbm  ft
F  0.6lb f 
sec 2
0.6  32lbm  ft 4.448 N sec 2
 
sec 2 32lbm  ft
 F  2.6688 N
1m 2
A  0.8 ft  0.8 ft 
2 2

 3.28 
2
ft 2
 A  0.07436m 2
2.6688 N
 2
 35.89002 N / m 2
0.07436m
0.0254m
h  0.05inch  0.05inch   0.00127 m
 1 inch
V
  
h
35.89002 N / m 2  0.00127 m
 h 35.89002 N / m 2  0.00127m
 
V 3.658m / s
 0.012462 N / m sec
2

  0.012462 Pa  sec