Interference Drag Between Cylindrical Particles in Stokes Flow
Engineering and Technology Journal,
2009, Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages 1654-1658
Abstract
In this study, the interference effects when two cylinders are placed in series or parallel ina low Reynolds number flow are predicted. For two cylinders with their line of centers
perpendicular to the flow, the drag force is lower than an isolated cylinder at small gaps but
is greater at large gaps; a maximum is found at a gap of approximately of 7 cylinder
diameters. For cylinders with their line of centers parallel to the flow, the drag on the trailing
body is less than the leading body, which in turn is less than the drag on an isolated cylinder
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