A rotating viscometer consists of two concentric cylinders€”a stationary inner cylinder of radius R_iand an outer cylinder of inside radius R_orotating at angular velocity (rotation rate) ω_o. In the tiny gap between the two cylinders is the fluid whose viscosity (μ) is to be measured. The length of the cylinders (into the page in Fig. P10€“33) is L. L is large such that end effects are negligible (we can treat this as a two-dimensional problem). Torque (T) is required to rotate the inner cylinder at constant speed. Showing all your work and algebra, generate an approximate expression of T as a function of the other variables.

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Liquid: p, u Stationary inner cylinder Rotating outer cylinder