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    This document discusses a rotating film problem involving a Newtonian liquid film on the inner wall of a cylindrical tube rotating with angular velocity Ω. (a) It derives the velocity profile vθ for the liquid film, showing that vθ is proportional to rΩ where r is the radial coordinate, by applying the continuity equation and Navier-Stokes equation for steady, unidirectional flow in cylindrical coordinates. (b) It notes that for the assumptions in part (a) to hold, the angular velocity Ω must be high enough such that the effects of gravity are negligible compared to viscous stresses in the film, suggesting a scaling analysis to determine this criterion.

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    This document discusses a rotating film problem involving a Newtonian liquid film on the inner wall of a cylindrical tube rotating with angular velocity Ω. (a) It derives the velocity profile vθ for the liquid film, showing that vθ is proportional to rΩ where r is the radial coordinate, by applying the continuity equation and Navier-Stokes equation for steady, unidirectional flow in cylindrical coordinates. (b) It notes that for the assumptions in part (a) to hold, the angular velocity Ω must be high enough such that the effects of gravity are negligible compared to viscous stresses in the film, suggesting a scaling analysis to determine this criterion.

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    Rotating Film Problem Solution

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    This document discusses a rotating film problem involving a Newtonian liquid film on the inner wall of a cylindrical tube rotating with angular velocity Ω. (a) It derives the velocity profile vθ for the liquid film, showing that vθ is proportional to rΩ where r is the radial coordinate, by applying the continuity equation and Navier-Stokes equation for steady, unidirectional flow in cylindrical coordinates. (b) It notes that for the assumptions in part (a) to hold, the angular velocity Ω must be high enough such that the effects of gravity are negligible compared to viscous stresses in the film, suggesting a scaling analysis to determine this criterion.

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    RotatingFilmpracticeproblem

    Athin,uniformfilmofaNewtonianliquidismaintainedontheinnerwallofahorizontally
    orientedcylindricaltubebyrotatingthetubeaboutitszaxiswithangularvelocity
    a) Neglectingtheeffectsofgravity(i.e.assumingvelocityissteadyandunidirectional),
    derivethevelocityprofile,v

    b) Howhighmusttheangularvelocitybeforthescenarioinpart(a)tobetrue(i.e.forthe
    effectsofgravitytobenegligible,resultinginauniformfilmforallvaluesof)

    hint:g
    r
    =gsin(

    a) 0niuiiectional, steauy flow
    :

    = :
    z
    = u

    Continuity equation
    o:
    0
    o0
    = u

    v
    z
    isf(r)only(tubeisverylonginzdirection)
    Palsoisisf(r)only(axisymmetry)
    NavierStokesinforsteady,unidirectionalflow

    o
    or
    1
    r
    o(ru
    0
    )
    or
    = u
    integrate
    u
    0
    = Cr2
    Boundarycondition(Innerdiameterofthetube=R)

    u
    0
    (r = R) = R C = 2

    u
    0
    = r

    b) We will answei this pait of the pioblem using scaling



    At bottom of the tube, acceleiation in the i uiiection uue to giavity must be much
    less than viscous stiess in the theta uiiection

    pg vs.

    (u
    0
    )

    ~p
    H
    R




    pgR
    p

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