Creeping flow of Micropolar fluid past a fluid sphere with non-zero spin boundary condition

Abstract

Abstract: This paper concerns the problem of creeping flow of an incompressible micropolar fluid past a fluid sphere with non-homogeneous boundary condition for micro rotation vector i.e. the micro rotation on the boundary of the fluid sphere is assumed to be proportional to the rotation rate of the velocity field on the boundary. The stream functions are determined by matching the solution of micropolar field equation for flow outside the fluid sphere with that of the Stokes equation for the flow inside the fluid sphere. The drag force experienced by a fluid sphere is evaluated and its variation is studied with respect to the material parameters. Some well-known results are then deduced.