force, F, of a turbine generator is a function of density p, area A and velocity v. By assuming F = apª A®v© and dimensional homogeneity, find a, b and c and express F in terms of p, A and v. (a, a, b and c are real numbers). Make the following assumptions to determine the dimensionless parameter: F = 1 k N if the scalar values of pAv= 1milli. (e) The dynamic coefficient of viscosity µ (viscosity of a fluid) is found from the formula: μΑν F F is the force exerted on the liquid, A is the cross sectional area of the path, v is the fluid velocity and l is the distance travelled by the fluid. Using dimensional analysis techniques, determine the equation that governs µ and its dimensions using the results of (b) and the equation in c, clearly showing all steps in the dimensional analysis.
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Dimensional Analysis
Dimensional Analysis is the study of dimensions of various complex quantities and represents them in terms of simpler dimensions.
There are two types of dimensions in Physics:
- Primary Dimension: A primary dimension is a dimension that is independent of all other dimensions. Large dimensions are always represented in terms of primary dimensions. Mass, length, time, current, luminous intensity and temperature are primary dimensions.
- Secondary Dimension: A secondary dimension is a dimension that is represented in terms of primary dimensions. Example: Force, work, electric field, charge, etc.
d) In the given question the force is represented as
is a dimensionless constant, is the density, is the area and is the velocity.
The dimension of density
The dimension of the area
The dimension of the velocity
The dimension of force
Thus we have
Comparing both the sides we get three equations
Substituting the value of and in the third equation
Thus we get the force
Now to find the value of we use the condition given in the question that when all the values of . This gives
Thus the force is given as
e) The force exerted on the fluid
Thus from the above expression, the coefficient of viscosity is
Taking dimensions on both the sides
This is the dimensional equation for the coefficient of viscosity. From the dimensional equation
This is the dimension of the coefficient of viscosity.
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