A smooth steel sphere of specific gravity (SG) 7.82 and diameter25.4mmis dropped into a large tank...

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A smooth steel sphere of specific gravity (SG) 7.82 anddiameter25.4mmis dropped into a large tank of oil(r=820kg/m3,μ=0.9Pa.s). Calculate the terminal velocity of the spherenoting that drag coefficient is a function of Reynolds number asshown in Figure 1

.Hint you will need to perform an iterative calculation.[Answer1.2m/s without buoyancy or 1.1 m/s with buoyancy

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