Question

The ball tends to come back to the centerline of the flow when it is pushed by an external disturbance. Explain this phenomenon using the curvature of streamlines.

Answer 1

Answer is given below

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

we will consider here

Ping-Pong ball weighs = 3.1 g

diameter = 4.2 cm

solution

Whenever the ball is pushed, the length of the airflow along the outer edge increases and it accelerates. According to Bernoulli's equation. As the speed increases, the pressure decreases, so the pressure at the outer end is reduced. As the pressure at the outer edge is low, the extra air jet pushes it back to the center line.