Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / iii / Paper 329 / 3 / c

The condition $a\gamma =a_0{\gamma }_0$ makes the leading extensional axial force uniform, but it does not make the capillary pressure uniform. Sincea nonuniform radius gives a nonuniform pressure. Its axial gradient must drive flow, so the prediction $w=0$ is inconsistent.

For $a=a_0+\eta$ varying over the axial scale $L$,An axial Hagen-Poiseuille flow in a cylinder has speed scaleCross-sectional mass conservation gives ${\eta }_t\sim a_{0}w/L$, and consequently