Question

An air hockey game has a puck of mass 30 grams and a diameter of 100 mm. The air film under the puck is 0.1 mm thick. Calculate the time required after impact for a puck to lose 10% of its initial speed. Assume air is at 15o C and has a dynamic viscosity of 1.75´10-5 N×s/m2 .

Answer 1

Answer:

time required after impact for a puck is 2.18 seconds

Explanation:

given data

mass = 30 g = 0.03 kg

diameter = 100 mm = 0.1 m

thick = 0.1 mm = 1 ×$10^{-4}$ m

dynamic viscosity = 1.75 ×$10^{-5}$ Ns/m²

air temperature = 15°C

to find out

time required after impact for a puck to lose 10%

solution

we know velocity varies here 0 to v

we consider here initial velocity = v

so final velocity = 0.9v

so change in velocity is du = v

and clearance dy = h

and shear stress acting on surface is here express as

= µ $\frac{du}{dy}$

so

= µ  $\frac{v}{h}$   ............1

put here value

= 1.75×$10^{-5}$ × $\frac{v}{10^{-4}}$

= 0.175 v

and

area between air and puck is given by

Area = $\frac{\pi }{4} d^{2}$

area  =  $\frac{\pi }{4} 0.1^{2}$

area = 7.85 × $\frac{v}{10^{-3}}$ m²

so

force on puck is express as

Force = × area

force = 0.175 v × 7.85 × $10^{-3}$

force = 1.374 × $10^{-3}$ v    

and now apply newton second law

force = mass × acceleration

- force = $mass \frac{dv}{dt}$

- 1.374 × $10^{-3}$ v = $0.03 \frac{0.9v - v }{t}$

t =  $\frac{0.1 v * 0.03}{1.37*10^{-3} v}$

time = 2.18

so time required after impact for a puck is 2.18 seconds