Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
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ISBN: 9781118947463
Author: James Welty, Gregory L. Rorrer, David G. Foster
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.26P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The rise in the capillary tubeat 40°C for a water-air-glass interface is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

The surface tension in N/m as the function of temperature is given as:

  σ=0.123(10.00139T)

The upward force due to surface tension will be equal to the downward force due to the weight of liquid.

The capillary rise is given as:

  h=2σcosθρgr

Here, σ is the surface tension, θ is the contact angle, ρ is the density of the liquid, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and r is the radius of the tube.

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