N M N M: Required: Drawing of The Dimensionless Shear Stress Profile, / Where Is The Wall Shear Stress Answer

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CHE 2203W G4 February 12, 2021

Group No. 1 Wednesday, 4:30-7:30 pm


BELOCURA, Krista Leigh
LOTA, Claire Jane
TAMANG, James Carlo

Shear Stress

[a] Show that shear stress has the same dimensions as momentum/(area·time).
Force N
Shear stress= τ = =
Area m2
m
momentum mass*velocity kg* s kg*m N
= = 2 = 2 2= 2
area*time area*time m *s m *s m

𝑟2
[b] Given: velocity profile: 𝑣 = 2𝑈 (1 − 𝑟 2 )
0

Required: Drawing of the dimensionless shear stress profile, 𝜏/𝜏0 where 𝜏0 is the wall shear stress
Answer:

[c] Given:
𝜇 = 4 × 10−2 𝑁𝑠/𝑚2
Average velocity (U) = 4 m/s
Pipe diameter = 150 mm
CHE 2203W G4 February 12, 2021
Group No. 1 Wednesday, 4:30-7:30 pm
BELOCURA, Krista Leigh
LOTA, Claire Jane
TAMANG, James Carlo

Required: 𝜏0

Solution:
dv
τ0 =μ
dr
150 mm 1m
r0 = =75 mm× =0.075 m
2 1000 mm
𝑟2 𝑑𝑣 2 4𝑈
Since 𝑣 = 2𝑈 (1 − 𝑟 2 ), then 𝑑𝑟 = 2𝑈 (− 𝑟 ) = −
0 0 𝑟0

4𝑚
4𝑈 𝑁𝑠 4× 𝑠
𝜏0 = 𝜇 (− ) = (4 × 10−2 2 ) ( )
𝑟0 𝑚 0.075 𝑚

𝑁
𝜏0 = 8.533
𝑚2

Answer: The value of wall shear stress, 𝜏0 , is 8.533 N/m2.

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