Formalism for Determining the Force and Torque on a Sphere Moving in a Quiescent Fluid at Arbitrary Reynolds Numbers

Abstract:

There are formalisms available in the literature for determining the force and torque on a particle moving in a fluid at zero and low Reynolds numbers. The formalism for determining the force and torque on a particle in a fluid at arbitrary Reynolds numbers has only recently been developed, Magnaudet [. This paper focuses on developing a formalism for the special case of a sphere moving in a quiescent fluid at arbitrary Reynolds numbers using the formalism of Magnaudet.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 367)
• Pages: 78-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.367.78
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: S.N.S.H. Chittajallu, T.R. Ramamohan, Karupparaj R. Thundil
• Keywords: Arbitrary Reynolds Number, Fluid Dynamics, Force, Quiescent Fluid, Torque

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