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A note on drag reduction in separated Stokes flows

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The slow linear shear flow past a cylindrical trough can lead to separation. Here we show that a reduction in the total drag experienced by the flow is possible because of the separation, though the magnitude is very small.

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  1. Mathematics Dept., University of Toronto, M5S1A1, Toronto, Canada

    S. H. Smith

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Smith, S.H. A note on drag reduction in separated Stokes flows. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 39, 942–944 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00945131

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