Practice Problem 7: Shear Stress Determination - 2.1 | 20. Introduction to Turbulent Flow | Hydraulic Engineering - Vol 1
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Problem 7: Shear Stress Determination

2.1 - Problem 7: Shear Stress Determination

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is shear stress?

💡 Hint: Think about forces acting on flat surfaces.

Question 2 Easy

Convert 10 cm to meters.

💡 Hint: Remember 1 cm = 0.01 meters.

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Question 1

What is shear stress at the wall denoted as?

tau_max
tau_wall
tau_not

💡 Hint: It’s a constant in turbulent flow equations.

Question 2

True or False: Laminar flow has a constant cross-sectional area.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the profile shape when answering.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A pipe with an average height of irregularities is 0.15 mm. If the wall shear stress is 4.9 N/m² and viscosity is 0.01 Stokes, describe the boundary type.

💡 Hint: Calculate Re* using u*k/ν.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given shear stress values and velocity profiles, create an analysis discussing how you would calculate τ₀ for a non-circular pipe flow system.

💡 Hint: Remember to adjust for geometric factors in your calculations.

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