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Problem 1.337

When a sphere of radius r1=1.2 mmr_{1}=1.2 \mathrm{~mm} moves in glycerin, the laminar flow is observed if the velocity of the sphere does not exceed v1=23 cm/sv_{1}=23 \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{s}. At what minimum velocity v2v_{2} of a sphere of radius r2=5.5 cmr_{2}=5.5 \mathrm{~cm} will the flow in water become turbulent? The viscosities of glycerin and water are equal to η1=13.9P\eta_{1}=13.9 \mathrm{P} and η2\eta_{2} =0.011P=0.011 \mathrm{P} respectively.

Reveal Answer
v2=v1r1ρ1η2r2ρ2η1=5μm/sv_{2}=v_{1} \frac{r_{1} \rho_{1} \eta_{2}}{r_{2} \rho_{2} \eta_{1}}=5 \quad \mu \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}