Variance in the sedimentation speed of a suspension

Russel E. Caflisch; Jonathan H.C. Luke

doi:10.1063/1.865095

Variance in the sedimentation speed of a suspension

Russel E. Caflisch, Jonathan H.C. Luke

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Abstract

The variance in the sedimentation speed for a homogeneous suspension of solid spheres in a Stokes fluid is calculated for a particular choice of the distribution function of the spheres. In the infinite particle number limit, the variance is found to be infinite.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	759-760
Number of pages	2
Journal	Physics of Fluids
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865095
State	Published - 1985

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Computational Mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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