Castor oil at 20°C has a coefficient of viscosity 2.42 Nsm-2 and a density 940 Kgm-3. Calculate the terminal velocity of a steel ball of radius 2mm falling under gravity in the oil, taking the density of steel as 7800 kgm-3.

Solution:
Coefficient of viscosity η =2.42Ns/m2

Density of the steel ρs= 7800kg/m3

Density of the castor oil ρc= 940kg/m3

radius of the steel ball (r)=2 *10-3 mm

When he balls falls with the terminal velocity

Weight of the ball = viscous force + upthrust

$6\pi \eta r{v_t} + \frac{{4\pi }}{5}{r^3}g{\rho _c} = {\rm{ }}\frac{{4\pi }}{5}{r^3}g{\rho _s}$

Where vis the terminal velocity of the ball

$\therefore {\rm{ }}{v_t} = {\rm{ }}\frac{{\frac{2}{9}{r^2}g({\rho _c} - {\rho _s})}}{\eta }$

= 0.25m/s

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