Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / iii / Paper 352 / 1 / e / Solution

The volumetric flow rate is $Q=2\pi {\int }_0^{R}u(r)rdr$. Integration by parts, using finite $u(0)$ and $u(R)=0$, givesBecause the stress magnitude is $\tau ={\tau }_{R}r/R$, change variables from $r$ to $\tau$:Therefore the required power is $n=3$. The fundamental theorem of calculus gives the pipe form of the Weissenberg–Rabinowitsch equation:Finally $\eta ({\dot{\gamma }}_R)={\tau }_R/{\dot{\gamma }}_R$, soA measured pressure-drop--flow-rate curve therefore recovers the wall viscosity without assuming a constitutive form.