Stokes' law

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo laminar flow
small Reynolds numbers
gptkbp:describes drag force on spherical objects in a viscous fluid
gptkbp:field fluid dynamics
gptkbp:form F = 6π η r v
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:George_Gabriel_Stokes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stokes' law
gptkbp:location F is the drag force
r is the radius of the sphere
v is the velocity of the sphere
η is the dynamic viscosity
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Gabriel_Stokes
gptkbp:publishedIn 1851
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Navier–Stokes_equations
terminal velocity
viscous drag
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:aerosol_physics
particle sizing
sedimentation analysis
gptkbp:validOn Reynolds number less than 0.1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4