A plastic circular disc of radius 10cm is placed on a thin oil film of thickness 2mm, spread over a flat horizontal surface. The torque (N-m) required to spin the disc about its central vertical axis with a constant angular velocity 8 rad/sec is (coefficient of viscosity of oil is 1.0 kg/m-s) (take p = 3.14)

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  τ = F . r = 0 R η ( 2 π r d r ) ( r w t ) . r  

  = 2 π η W R 4 4 t = 2 * 3 . 1 4 * 1 * 8 * 1 0 4 4 * 2 * 1 0 3          f

  = 0 . 6 2 5 N m ? 0 . 6 3 N m            

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