: Stokes'' Law Physics LibreTexts
Aug 18, 2020· Example (PageIndex{1}) Assuming the flow pattern in the diagram above has the same proportions for different radii (so for a larger radius ball it''s the same pattern magnified), how does the fluid velocity gradient near the "equator" of the ball change on going from a ball of radius a to one of radius 2a? (Assume the two balls are falling through the fluid at the same speed.)