Viscosity and Coefficient of Viscosity

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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

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The relative viscosity of blood remains constant between

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The velocity of upper layer of water in a river is 36 km h-1. Shearing stress between horizontal layers of water is 10-3 N m-2. Depth of the river is _____ m. (Co-efficient of viscosity of water is 10-2 Pa s)

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Why do the machine parts get jammed in winter?

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"Cars and aeroplanes are streamlined". Why ?

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Water flows faster than honey. Why ?

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

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

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Derive Poiseuille's formula using dimensions.

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Define coefficient of viscosity.

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The rate of flow of a liquid through a capillary tube of radius r is Q under a pressure difference of P. Calculate the rate of flow when the diameter is reduced to half and the pressure difference is made 4P?

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In giving a patient blood transfusion the bottle is set up so that the level of blood is 1.3 m above the needle which has an internal diameter of 3.6×10-4 m and is 0.03 m in length. If 4.5 cc of blood passes through the needle in one minute calculate the viscosity of blood if density is 1020 kgm-3.

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Emery powder particles are stirred up in a beaker of water 0.1 m deep. Assuming the pasticles to be spherical and of all sizes, calculate the radius of the largest particle remaining in suspension after 24 hours. Given that density of emery is 4000 kgm-3 and coefficient of water is 0.001 decapoise.

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Two equal drops of water are falling through air with a steady volocity of 10 cms. If the drops recombine to form a single drop what would be their terminal velocity?

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A gas bubble of diameter 0.02 m rises steadily at the rate of 2.5×10-2 ms-1 through a solution of density 2.5×103 kgm-3. Calculate the coefficient of viscosity of the solution. Neglect the density of the gas.

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A steel ball of radius 2×10-3 m is released in an oil of viscosity 0.232 Nsm-2 and density 840 kgm-3. Calculate the terminal velocity of ball. Take density of steel as 7800 kgm-3.

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A glass ball of radius 10-3 m and density 2000 kgm-3 fall in a jar filled with oil of density 800 kgm-3. The terminal velocity is found to be 1 cms-1. Calculate the coefficient of viscosity of oil.

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Compute the terminal velocity of a rain drop of radius 0.3 mm. Take coefficient of viscosity of air=1.83×10-5 poise  and density of air =1.3 kgm-3. Density of water =103 kgm-3g=9.8 m-2.

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An air bubble of diameter 2 cm is allowed to rise through a long cylindrical column of viscous liquid and travels at the rate of 0.21 cms-1. If the density of the liquid is 1.47 gcm-3, find the coefficient of viscosity. Density of air is neglected.