A long, vertical pipe (radius R) filled with an incompressible Newtonian fluid, is initially capped at its lower end. At some in
stant in time, the cap is removed and the fluid begins to flow. a) Simplify the Navier-Stokes equation that describes the axial flow velocity as a function of time and position within the tube. Be sure to include a complete set of boundary/initial conditions. b) Choose appropriate scale factors for the variables that remain in the simplified equations of (a). c) Make the equations and conditions of (a) dimensionless. d) From the dimensional analysis, obtain an estimate of: i) an estimate of the time it takes for the fluid to reach its steady-state velocity ii) a characteristic flow velocity in the tube. e) For an experiment using a specific Newtonian fluid in a pipe of radius 1mm, the flow reaches 95% of its steady-state values in 5 s. If a second Newtonian fluid, having identical density to the first but twice the viscosity was placed in a tube of radius 2 mm, how long will it take before 95% of steady-state is achieved
