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The viscosity of a fluid is to be measured by a viscometer constructed of two 80-cm-long concentric cylinders. The outer diameter of the inn
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The viscosity of a fluid is to be measured by a viscometer constructed of two 80-cm-long concentric cylinders. The outer diameter of the inner cylinder is 15 cm, and the gap between the two cylinders is 1 mm. The inner cylinder is rotated at 300 rpm, and the torque is measured to be 0.8 N·m. Determine the viscosity of the fluid.
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Answer:
The viscosity of the fluid is 0.012 kg m⁻¹ s⁻¹
Explanation:
Given :
Length of concentric cylinders, L = 80 cm = 0.8 m
Outer diameter of inner cylinder, D = 15 cm = 0.15 m
Gap between two cylinders = 1 mm = 0.001 m
Rotation of inner cylinder = 300 rpm
Torque, τ = 0.8 Nm
The relation to determine area is:
A = πDL
A = π x 0.15 x 0.8 = 0.38 m²
The relation to determine velocity is:
Here N is number of rotation per second.
v = 2.36 m/s
The relation to determine force between the two layers:
F = 10.67 N
Using Law of viscosity,
η = 0.012 kg m⁻¹ s⁻¹