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Stokes force in microcontinuum fluid mechanics

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The force experienced by a rigid particle in the Stokes flow of micropolar fluid is investigated. In the case where the particle is translating, it is shown that this force is a functional of the free-stream velocity. An integral expression is obtained for the force when the particle is immersed in a flow field which tends to an arbitrary Stokes field at infinity. The corresponding Faxen's law for micropolar fluids is then deduced. Finally, multiparticle systems are examined.

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  1. Mathematics Department, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies

    H. Ramkissoon

  2. Mathematics Department, University College London, London, England

    M. E. O'Neill

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Ramkissoon, H., O'Neill, M.E. Stokes force in microcontinuum fluid mechanics. Acta Mechanica 46, 255–263 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01176776

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