Slow motion of a sphere moving normal to two infinite parallel plane walls in a micropolar fluid
In the present work, we consider the slow steady motion of a rigid sphere moving normal to two parallel plane walls in a micropolar fluid. Non-dimensional variables are introduced. A combined analytical-numerical technique based on the superposition principle and a numerical method, namely the collocation method, is used. The drag force and the wall correction factor are evaluated. Numerical results are obtained and represented graphically. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
slow motion micropolar fluid collocation method axi-symmetric motion