generally. The equations of motion for Stokes flow, called the Stokes equations, are a linearization of the Navier–Stokes equations, and thus can be solved...
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Stokes. They were developed over several decades of progressively building the theories, from 1822 (Navier) to 1842–1850 (Stokes). The Navier–Stokes equations...
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derived by George Gabriel Stokes in 1851 by solving the Stokes flow limit for small Reynolds numbers of the Navier–Stokes equations. The force of viscosity...
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Fluid dynamics (redirect from Fluid flow)
Navier–Stokes equations. Direct numerical simulation (DNS), based on the Navier–Stokes equations, makes it possible to simulate turbulent flows at moderate...
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Stokes number (Stk), named after George Gabriel Stokes, is a dimensionless number characterising the behavior of particles suspended in a fluid flow....
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Slender-body theory (redirect from Slender body theory of fluid flow)
the net effect of the field on the body. Principal applications are to Stokes flow — at very low Reynolds numbers — and in electrostatics. Consider slender...
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was given by George Stokes in 1845. The assumptions of the equation are that the fluid is incompressible and Newtonian; the flow is laminar through a...
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Reynolds number (section Flow in a pipe)
for 'bulk' description of turbulent flow, for example using the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations. For flow in a pipe or tube, the Reynolds number...
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(disambiguation) Stokes flow Stokes' law Stokes' law of sound attenuation Stokes line Stokes number Stokes parameters Stokes radius Stokes relations Stokes shift...
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In fluid dynamics, Stokes problem also known as Stokes second problem or sometimes referred to as Stokes boundary layer or Oscillating boundary layer...
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