Exercises 135
where we have used ∂x
j
/∂x
m
= δ
jm
. The second term is
V
x ×∇·τ dV and
combines with the remaining terms in the conservation of angular momentum to give
V
x×(Linear Momentum: equation (4.17)) dV =
V
ij k
τ
jk
dV. Since the left-hand
side = 0 for any volume V , we conclude that ε
ij k
τ
kj
= 0, which leads to τ
ij
= τ
ji
.
4. Near the end of Section 7 we derived the equation of motion (4.15) by starting
from an integral form for a material volume. Derive equation (4.15) by starting from
the integral statement for a fixed region, given by equation (4.22).
5. Verify the validity of the second form of the viscous dissipation given in
equation (4.60). [Hint: Complete the square and use δ
ij
δ
ij
= δ
ii
= 3.]
6. A rectangular tank is placed on wheels and is given a constant horizontal
acceleration a. Show that, at steady state, the angle made by the free surface with the
horizontal is given by tan θ = a/g.
7. A jet of water with a diameter of 8 cm and a speed of 25 m/s impinges normally
on a large stationary flat plate. Find the force required to hold the plate stationary.
Compare the average pressure on the plate with the stagnation pressure if the plate is
20 times the area of the jet.
8. Show that the thrust developed by a stationary rocket motor is F = ρAU
2
+
A(p − p
atm
), where p
atm
is the atmospheric pressure, and p, ρ, A, and U are,
respectively, the pressure, density, area, and velocity of the fluid at the nozzle exit.
9. Consider the propeller of an airplane moving with a velocity U
1
.Takea
reference frame in which the air is moving and the propeller [disk] is stationary. Then
the effect of the propeller is to accelerate the fluid from the upstream value U
1
to
the downstream value U
2
>U
1
. Assuming incompressibility, show that the thrust
developed by the propeller is given by
F =
ρA
2
(U
2
2
− U
2
1
),
where A is the projected area of the propeller and ρ is the density (assumed constant).
Show also that the velocity of the fluid at the plane of the propeller is the average value
U = (U
1
+U
2
)/2. [Hint: The flow can be idealized by a pressure jump, of magnitude
p = F/A right at the location of the propeller. Also apply Bernoulli’s equation
between a section far upstream and a section immediately upstream of the propeller.
Also apply the Bernoulli equation between a section immediately downstream of the
propeller and a section far downstream. This will show that p = ρ(U
2
2
− U
2
1
)/2.]
10. A hemispherical vessel of radius R has a small rounded orifice of area A at
the bottom. Show that the time required to lower the level from h
1
to h
2
is given by
t =
2π
A
√
2g
2
3
R
h
3/2
1
− h
3/2
2
−
1
5
h
5/2
1
− h
5/2
2
.
11. Consider an incompressible planar Couette flow, which is the flow between
two parallel plates separated by a distance b. The upper plate is moving parallel to