A viscous fluid (specific weight \(=80 \mathrm{lb} / \mathrm{ft}^{3}\); viscosity \(=\) \(0.03 \mathrm{lb} \cdot \mathrm{s} / \mathrm{ft}^{2}\) ) is contained between two infinite, horizontal parallel plates as shown in Fig. P6.82. The fluid moves between the plates under the action of a pressure gradient, and the upper plate moves with a velocity \(U\) while the bottom plate is fixed. A U-tube manometer connected between two points along the bottom indicates a differential reading of \(0.1 \mathrm{in}\). If the upper plate moves with a velocity of \(0.02 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}\), at what distance from the bottom plate does the maximum velocity in the gap between the two plates occur? Assume laminar flow.

Figure P6.82 

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1.0 in. 6 in. U = 0.02 ft/s 0.1 in. y = 100 lb/ft Fixed plate