Liquid Friction!

A Thin circular disk of radius R R , rotates in a cylindrical chamber, which is filled with water (coefficient of viscosity η \eta ). It is rotated with constant angular velocity ω \omega .
Find the Power developed (in watts )by the viscous forces, if the distance between the top-bottom walls and the disk is h h .

Details and Assumptions:
\bullet Neglect end effects.
\bullet η = 8.9 × 1 0 4 \eta = 8.9\times 10^{-4}
\bullet R = 2 m R = 2m
\bullet h = 1 m m h = 1mm
\bullet w = 2 r a d / s w = 2 rad/s


The answer is 178.945.

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2 solutions

Vikram Waradpande
Dec 15, 2014

Consider an elemental ring of radius r r in the disk. This elemental ring is moving with a velocity v = ω r v = \omega r in the liquid. The area of this element is d A = 2 π r d r dA= 2 \pi r dr . Now the liquid in contact with this elemental ring would also have the velocity of the same. So now by Newton's formula, the force on this ring is given by : d F = 2 η A v h = 2 η w r 2 π r d r h dF = \large{ 2\frac{\eta A v}{h} = 2\frac{ \eta wr 2\pi r dr}{h} } We can obtain the power due to this force ( P = F v ) (P=Fv) , and on simplifying we get d P = 4 π η ω 2 r 4 d r h dP=\large{ \frac{4\pi \eta \omega^2 r^4 dr} {h} } Integrating this result form r = 0 r=0 to R R , we get the power developed as P = π η ω 2 R 4 h = 179.945 P= \large{\frac{\pi \eta \omega^2 R^4 } {h}} = 179.945

Did the same!!!

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 5 months ago

This question is from 'General physics by IE Irodov'. Good selection!!

Dhanvanth Balakrishnan - 4 years, 3 months ago

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I too solved it there

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 3 months ago
Mohit Kinra
Jun 15, 2014

|dF|=\eta (2\pi xdx)(\frac { x\omega }{ h\ } )*2\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad (F=\eta A\frac { dv }{ dx } )\quad \quad (force\quad multiplied\quad by\quad two\quad as\quad there\quad are\quad two\quad surfaces)\ dP=dF.v\quad where\quad v=x\omega \ substituting\quad the\quad values\quad ,we\quad get:\ 4\pi \frac { \eta }{ h } { \omega }^{ 2 }\int _{ 0 }^{ R }{ { x }^{ 3 } } dx\quad =\quad \pi \eta { \omega }^{ 2 }{ R }^{ 4 }/h

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Zero Mech - 6 years, 9 months ago

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