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Slow steady rotation of axially symmetric bodies in a viscous fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

R. P. Kanwal
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Abstract

The Stokes flow problem is considered here for the case in which an axially symmetric body is uniformly rotating about its axis of symmetry. Analytic solutions are presented for the heretofore unsolved cases of a spindle, a torus, a lens, and various special configurations of a lens. Formulas are derived for the angular velocity of the flow field and for the couple experienced by the body in each case.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1961 Cambridge University Press

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