8.3 A flow field is represented by the following equations:
ν = re_r × e_x
p = 0.
Show that this representation satisfies the Stokes equations. Using this solution, find the velocity and pressure fields for a fluid that is contained between two concentric spheres of radii r_i and r_o > r_i in which the outer sphere is rotating with angular velocity Ω_o about the x-axis and the inner sphere is rotating with angular velocity Ω_i in the same direction. Calculate the torque that acts on each of the spheres.
From the results obtained above, deduce the velocity and pressure fields in a fluid that is contained inside a rotating sphere and find the torque that acts on the sphere.