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Title: Flow of colloid particle solution past macroscopic bodies and drag crisis

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics (Russian Federation)

The motion of colloid particles in a viscous fluid flow is considered. Small sizes of colloid particles as compared to the characteristic scale of the flow make it possible to calculate their velocity relative to the liquid. If the density of a colloid particle is higher than the density of the liquid, the flow splits into regions in which the velocity of colloid particles coincides with the velocity of the liquid and regions of flow stagnation in which the colloid velocity is higher than the velocity of the fluid. This effect is used to explain qualitatively the decrease in the drag to the flows past macroscopic bodies and flows in pipes.

OSTI ID:
22309113
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English