Question: The viscous sublayer (Fig. 6.10) is normally less than 1 percent of the pipe diameter and therefore very difficult to probe with a finite-sized instrument.

The viscous sublayer (Fig. 6.10) is normally less than 1 percent of the pipe diameter and therefore very difficult to probe with a finite-sized instrument. In an effort to generate a thick sublayer for probing, Pennsylvania State University in 1964 built a pipe with a flow of glycerin. Assume a smooth 12-in-diameter pipe with V = 60 ft/s and glycerin at 20°C. Compute the sublayer thickness in inches and the pumping horsepower required at 75 percent efficiency if L = 40 ft.

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