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Verification of the proposed equation for calculation of the forces on a sphere accelerating in a viscous fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Fuat Odar
Fuat Odar
Affiliation:
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire
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Abstract

The equation which was proposed for the calculation of forces on a sphere accelerating in a viscous fluid is verified by comparing the velocities of spheres falling under gravity in a viscous fluid with those calculated from the equation.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , July 1966 , pp. 591 - 592
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© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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References

Moorman, R. B. 1955 Motion of a spherical particle in the accelerated portion of free fall. Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of Iowa, Iowa.
Odar, F. & Hamilton, W. S. 1964 Forces on a sphere accelerating in a viscous fluid. J. Fluid Mech. 18, 302.Google Scholar