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Stokes Drag on a Sphere
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Depends on Navier-Stokes from the Newtonian Constitutive Law, The Reynolds Number from Nondimensionalisation
Statement
Solves the creeping-flow (Stokes) equations around a sphere to obtain the drag force F = 6πμaU.
Depends on
Navier-Stokes from the Newtonian Constitutive Law, The Reynolds Number from Nondimensionalisation
Used by
PU-307/L21