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Flow of elastic compressible spheres in tubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

Hüsnü Tüzeren
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10027
Richard Skalak
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10027

Abstract

The flow of closely fitting neutrally buoyant elastic spheres through a circular cylindrical tube is considered under the assumptions that the Reynolds’ equation is valid in the fluid and equations of linear elasticity hold in the solid. Computations are carried out for several values of Poisson's ratio. The results are compared with the results of previous models on elastic compressible particles.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1979 Cambridge University Press

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