Savchenko Problem 5.2.10

Physics · mechanics · optics

Problem

The hole in the wall is blocked by a cylindrical plug. A narrow helical channel with a pitch of h is cut on the surface of the plug. On one side of the wall is a rarefied gas, on the other — a vacuum. Gas molecules are easily absorbed by the channel walls. The plug rotates at an angular velocity ω\omega. How fast will the molecules that pass through the channel have?

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