PHYSICS / FLUID DYNAMICS
Calculate low-Reynolds-number viscous drag on a sphere. See the governing equation, substituted values, result, assumptions, and interpretation in one guided workspace.
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Calculate low-Reynolds-number viscous drag on a sphere. The page evaluates the displayed equation from your supplied values and presents both symbolic and substituted KaTeX working so the arithmetic can be checked.
F_d=6pi mu r v
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The sphere is isolated in creeping incompressible flow with no-slip boundaries and negligible inertia.
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