A 1-in diameter cylinder 10 in long falls at 0.6 ft/s inside a tube of slightly larger diameter. A castor-oil film (? = 6 ? 10−3 ??−?/??2 ) of constant thickness is between the cylinder and the tube. Determine the clearance between the cylinders in the tube in inches. (S.G for steel = 7.85)

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A 1-in diameter cylinder 10 in long falls at 0.6 ft/s inside a tube of slightly larger diameter. A castor-oil film (? = 6 ? 10−3 ??−?/??2 ) of constant thickness is between the cylinder and the tube. Determine the clearance between the cylinders in the tube in inches. (S.G for steel = 7.85)

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