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Philip Saffman and viscous flow theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2000

H. A. STONE
H. A. STONE
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; [email protected]
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Abstract

Philip Saffman made valuable theoretical contributions to different areas of low-Reynolds-number hydrodynamics. Three themes are selected for discussion here: (i) the lift force on a sphere in a shear flow at small, but finite Reynolds number, (ii) Brownian motion in thin liquid films, and (iii) particle motion in rapidly rotating flows. In addition, brief descriptions are given of some of Saffman's other contributions including dispersion in porous media, the average velocity of sedimenting suspensions, and compressible low-Reynolds-number flows.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 409 , 25 April 2000 , pp. 165 - 183
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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