// A Textbook of Fluid Mecahnics and Hydraulic Machines - By R K Bansal // Chapter 1-Properties of Fluid // Problem 1.18 //Given Data Set in the Problem(SI Units) Area=0.5 du=0.6 visc=0.81 y=2.4/100 dy=2.4/2/100 //Calculations //Case 1:When the thin plate is in the middle ss=visc*(du/dy) F_upper=ss*Area F_lower=ss*Area F=F_upper+F_lower mprintf("The Total shear force on the thin plate in the middle of the two plates is %f N \n",F) //Case 2: When the palte is at a distanvce of 0.8 cm from one plate dy_upper=y-0.8/100 dy_lower=0.8/100 F_upper2=visc*du/dy_upper*Area F_lower2=visc*du/dy_lower*Area F2=F_upper2+F_lower2 mprintf("The Total shear force on the thin plate at a distance 0.8 cm from one plate is %f N \n",F2)