A Flow Model for the Settling Velocities of Non Spherical Particles in Creeping Motion. Part III. Slender Bodies, the Stream Functions, the Flow and the Momentum Equation

This paper follows previous work regarding the settling velocity of non spherical particles in creeping motion. In this paper, we summarize the flow model, present solutions for the slender plate and the cylinder (Stoke’s paradox), demonstrate the application for euhedral pseudo hexagonal plates (KGa-۱) and show the match to the experimental data. In addition, we derive the stream function for the sphere, the slender cylinder and the plate, develop the relationships to compute the flow about a settling particle, back calculate the momentum equation and examine the result

Keywords:

Settling , Stokes’ paradox , Creeping flow , Wall shear , Expansion , non spherical particles , Pressure gradient , stream function