Fluid Mechanics
Advanced
Stokes' Drag
Drag on a small sphere in viscous flow.
Formula
Variables
\muViscosity
rRadius
vSpeed
Did You Know?
Stokes's drag law explains why fine dust and fog droplets fall so slowly they seem to hang in the air.
Drag on a small sphere in viscous flow.
Stokes's drag law explains why fine dust and fog droplets fall so slowly they seem to hang in the air.