Question: Consider the following experiment in which two long parallel plates of area A meet. are separated from each other by a distance h , the

Consider the following experiment in which two long parallel plates of area A meet. are separated from each other by a distance h, the upper plate remains stationary and the plate lower, a force F is applied in the (+x) direction. The experiment occurs in a steady state and at room temperature. In a first test, water (fluid A) is placed between the plates and the profile is measured. of velocity in the fluid when the steady state is reached. The experiment is repeated changing the fluid first by a high viscosity oil fluid (B) and then by nitrogen (fluid C).
(a) Qualitatively draw the profiles of fluid velocity (Ux) vs position (y) in the same graph
(b) Interpret these profiles in terms of the concepts of viscosity, momentum flux, and the Newton's law of viscosity.

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