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Shell Balance Flow Bet Parallel Plates
Shell Balance Flow Bet Parallel Plates
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• Step 5: Formulate the Rearranging Eqn……. (2)
differential equation for the
momentum flux by Dividing both sides by ……
considering the shell
thickness approaching zero.
Thus, we will get the first
differential equation By applying the limit Δy 0……
………. (3)
• Step 6: Integrate the differential
Integrating (3)…..
equation formed to get the
momentum flux distribution.
= =
……. (5)
• Step 11: From the velocity distribution, the other parameters such
as maximum velocity, average velocity, flowrate etc. can be
evaluated.
Maximum velocity……
(7)==
= =
Volumetric Flowrate: Average velocity…… vz,av
The total volumetric flowrate of the
system, Q = =
dQ is the volumetric flow rate from
small flat strip of thickness dy From Eqn ….(8 ) =
By using…….Volumetric flowrate =
velocity x area
Q= =
𝑆𝑢𝑏 𝑣 𝑧 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑞𝑛. 7 … … =
Q=
• where, 2yo is the distance between the plates, y is the distance from
the centre line, vx is the velocity in the x direction at position y. Derive
an equation relating vx,av with vmax.
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• Determine the velocity profile of the oil in the gap between the piston and
cylinder, and the leakage flow rate.
Introducti
Technician E
Leakage from the Piston-
• Assume the piston is stationary. Cylinder System
that there is
from the pis
system. He
• The gap width is small, hence assume flow between fixed parallel plates.
flow rate of t
has a diame
length of 20
between the
• Assume the flow is steady, laminar and incompressible. 0.008 mm. T
SAE-30 oil.
difference ac
• The viscosity and density of the SAE-30 oil are 0.38 N-s/m2 and 912 kg/m3, MPa.
respectively. Question