Viscous Flow in Pipes.pdf
Viscous Flow in Pipes.pdf
Viscous Flow in Pipes.pdf
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• S<strong>in</strong>ce neither Δpnor are functions of the radialcoord<strong>in</strong>ate, r , it follows that 2τr must also be<strong>in</strong>dependent of r .i.e.,τ = Crlwhere C is a constant2τwC = whereτwis the wall shear stressD2τwr→ τ =D• Thus the pressure drop and wall shear stress arerelated by,4 τ wΔ p = l Dl >> 1 D• A small shear stress can produce a large pressuredifference if the pipe is relatively long