Viscosity and Coefficient of Viscosity
Viscosity and Coefficient of Viscosity: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Coefficient of Viscosity, Poise, Poiseuille's Law, Viscous Force, Viscosity of Fluids, Dimensions of Viscosity, SI Unit of Coefficient of Viscosity, Relative Viscosity and, Strain Rate
Important Questions on Viscosity and Coefficient of Viscosity
The relative viscosity of blood remains constant between

The velocity of upper layer of water in a river is . Shearing stress between horizontal layers of water is . Depth of the river is _____ . (Co-efficient of viscosity of water is )

Why do the machine parts get jammed in winter?

"Cars and aeroplanes are streamlined". Why ?

Water flows faster than honey. Why ?

"In scooters more viscous mobile oil is used in summer than in winter". Why ?

What is the effect of temperature on the viscosity of a liquid ?

Derive Poiseuille's formula using dimensions.

State Poiseuille's formula.

Define coefficient of viscosity.

What is viscosity?

The rate of flow of a liquid through a capillary tube of radius is under a pressure difference of . Calculate the rate of flow when the diameter is reduced to half and the pressure difference is made ?

In giving a patient blood transfusion the bottle is set up so that the level of blood is above the needle which has an internal diameter of and is in length. If of blood passes through the needle in one minute calculate the viscosity of blood if density is .

Emery powder particles are stirred up in a beaker of water deep. Assuming the pasticles to be spherical and of all sizes, calculate the radius of the largest particle remaining in suspension after . Given that density of emery is and coefficient of water is .

Two equal drops of water are falling through air with a steady volocity of . If the drops recombine to form a single drop what would be their terminal velocity?

A gas bubble of diameter rises steadily at the rate of through a solution of density . Calculate the coefficient of viscosity of the solution. Neglect the density of the gas.

A steel ball of radius is released in an oil of viscosity and density . Calculate the terminal velocity of ball. Take density of steel as .

A glass ball of radius and density fall in a jar filled with oil of density . The terminal velocity is found to be . Calculate the coefficient of viscosity of oil.

Compute the terminal velocity of a rain drop of radius . Take coefficient of viscosity of air and density of air . Density of water , .

An air bubble of diameter is allowed to rise through a long cylindrical column of viscous liquid and travels at the rate of . If the density of the liquid is , find the coefficient of viscosity. Density of air is neglected.
