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Transport Phenomena

Problem 2.243

A gas fills up the space between two long coaxial cylinders of radii R1R_{1} and R2,R_{2}, with R1<R2.R_{1}< R_{2} . The outer cylinder rotates with a fairly low angular velocity ω\omega about the stationary inner cylinder. The moment of friction forces acting on a unit length of the inner cylinder is equal to N1N_{1}. Find the viscosity coefficient η\eta of the gas taking into account that the friction force acting on a unit area of the cylindrical surface of radius rr is determined by the formula σ=\sigma= =ηr(ω/r)=\eta r(\partial \omega / \partial r)

Reveal Answer
η=(1/R121/R22)N1/4πω\eta=\left(1 / R_{1}^{2}-1 / R_{2}^{2}\right) N_{1} / 4 \pi \omega