The dynamic viscosity μ (in N.s/m²) of a liquid can be measured by determining the time t (in s) for a sphere of diameter d (in m) to settle slowly through a distance / (in m) in a vertical cylinder of diameter D (in m) containing the liquid (see Fig. B3). Assuming that t = f(l, d, D, u, Ay), where Ay (in N/m³) is the difference in the specific weights between the sphere and the liquid. Use a dimensional analysis to develop a relationship among a suitable set of dimensionless terms for this problem, using d, u and Ay as the repeating variables. 1 Sphere D Figure B3 Cylinder
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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