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Net effect of pressure gradient on a sphere

S. L. Soo

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Pressure gradient in a fluid does not exert a net force on a particle in it even at large flow Reynolds number. This pressure gradient does not include the effect of gravity or other potential field.

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Pressure gradient in a fluid does not exert a net force on a particle in it even at large flow Reynolds number. This pressure gradient does not include the effect of gravity or other potential field.

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Pressure gradient in a fluid does not exert a net force on a particle in it even at large flow Reynolds number. This pressure gradient does not include the effect of gravity or other potential field.

Key concepts: Physics, Pressure gradient, Reynolds number, Mechanics, Adverse pressure gradient, Pressure-gradient force, Flow (mathematics), Balanced flow

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