Viscosity of air: One rotating disk drives another.

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(C)Properties of Heat and Matter - C+55: Kinetic Theory and Gas Models

Viscosity of air: One rotating disk drives another.The bottom disk is driven by the Leybold Rotator. The top disk sits a small distance above the driven disk. Viscous air drag causes the top disk to start rotating. KINETIC THEORY AND GAS MODELS.
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C+55+45
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2C30.10
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