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From: <AKimbrel@ao*.co*>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:08:59 EST
Subject: Re: Attention: GAVIN scooter Owner
To: trout@ca*.co*, terry-1@ly*.co*, chipthorp@ju*.co*,
nana.hyldig@ge*.dk*, quest@gu*.co*, FPT3@ao*.co*
CC: techdiver@aq*.co*, cavers@cavers.com

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In a message dated 11/27/00 12:06:13 PM Central Standard Time,=20
trout@ca*.co* writes:

> Actually, Stokes=E2=80=99 law gives viscous retarding force to motion of a=
 sphere
> through a fluid:
> F =3D 6(pi) R v h
> Stoke=E2=80=99s Law, although it applies only to spheres moving with irrot=
ational
> flow through a viscous fluid, is representative of the viscous frictional
> force on any =E2=80=9Cstreamlined=E2=80=9D object moving through a fluid.=20=
In the absence of
> turbulence, viscous friction is always opposite to velocity and proportion=
al
> to the product of speed, viscosity and linear dimension; the proportionali=
ty
> constant depends on shape.
>=20
> Or were you trying to say "Strokes Law"
>=20
> Trout
>=20
Trout,
 I'm afraid to reply.=20
 Alvin S. Kimbrel

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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=3D2>In a message dated
11/27/=
00 12:06:13 PM Central Standard Time, <BR>trout@ca*.co* writes:
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid;
MARGIN-=
LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Actually, Stokes=E2=80=99 l=
aw gives viscous retarding force to motion of a sphere
<BR>through a fluid:
<BR>F =3D 6(pi) R v h
<BR>Stoke=E2=80=99s Law, although it applies only to spheres moving with irr=
otational
<BR>flow through a viscous fluid, is representative of the viscous frictiona=
l
<BR>force on any =E2=80=9Cstreamlined=E2=80=9D object moving through a fluid=
.. In the absence of
<BR>turbulence, viscous friction is always opposite to velocity and proporti=
onal
<BR>to the product of speed, viscosity and linear dimension; the proportiona=
lity
<BR>constant depends on shape.
<BR>
<BR>Or were you trying to say "Strokes Law"
<BR>
<BR>Trout
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>Trout,
<BR> I'm afraid to reply.=20
<BR> Alvin S. Kimbrel</FONT></HTML>

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