Viscous Fluid Flow

Sharif University of Technology Aerospace Eng. Department

Problem Set No. 3 Due Date: Sat.31 Farvardin

Dr. A. Kebriaee

Problem 1. Consider the following incompressible plane unsteady flow: * ( )+,

Where constant and gravity are is neglected. Is this an exact solution of the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations? If so, plot some velocity profiles for representative times. Is there any vorticity in the flow? If so, plot some vorticity profiles. Problem 2. A circular plate is forced down at a steady velocity against a flat surface as shown in Fig.1.Frictionless incompressible fluid of density fills the gap ( ) Assume that the plate radius, and that the radial velocity ( ) is constant across the gap. a) Obtain a formula for ( ) in terms of b) Determine ( ) . c) Calculate the pressure distribution under the plate assuming that ( Problem 3. Consider a viscous fluid sheard between two parallel plates. a) For a power-law described by the relation ,derive an expression for the velocity profile in terms of the distance y from the stationary plate, the upper plate velocity V, the gap width h and any material parameters. represent a component of the rate-of-strain tensor, and n are constants. b) If the material parameters are dependent upon temperature, and a temperature gradient exists in the fluid between the two walls, does this derived result still apply? Suppose the viscosity dependence upon temperature is described by the relationship: ( ) , where Illustrate your answer by plotting versus for this fluid (steam) if the temperature varies linearly from What value does the wall shear stress take if ? and

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Problem 4. Prove that a Newtonian fluid constant viscosity in incompressible flow obeys the relation Problem 5. Eccentric Rheometer: Two large parallel disks of radii R and distance h apart are both rotating at constant angular velocity . Their axes of rotation are displaced at distance a, where When a Newtonian oil was placed between the disks, the following velocity profile was obtaine in terms of a Cartesian coordinates system on the axis of the lower disk:

=-

= 0.

(i) Verify that the above velocity profile satisfies continuity, momentum, and vorticity equations. (ii) Is the oil experiencing any relative deformation? Is this motion a solid body rotation? Justify your answer. (iii) Neglecting body forces and surface tension, determine the forces acting on the lower disk. (iv) How could this device be used to determine the viscosity of the oil?

Fig.1-Problem 2:

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