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If water is flowing in a 1-inch diameter pipe with an average velocity of 3 m/s and the wall roughness is 400 microns, calculate the wall shear stress.

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Answer:

Shear stress  is 50.63 Pascal

Explanation:

As we know shear stress = [tex]\frac{\rho V^2 f}{8} \\[/tex]

Rho is the density

V is the velocity

f is the value from Moody's chart

We will know determine Reynolds number  to determine the flow type and then the f value

[tex]R_e = \frac{ \rho*V*D}{u}[/tex]

[tex]R_e = \frac{1000*3*0.0254}{0.001} = 76200[/tex]

This is a turbulent flow and hence the roughness index is [tex]\frac{E}{D} = 0.0157[/tex], From this we get f = 0.045

Now shear stress = [tex]\frac{1000 * 3^2 * 0.045}{8} = 50.63[/tex] Pa