Effect of spherically symmetric mass flow from the surface of a particle on the force of interaction with a plane surface

Abstract

A stationary velocity field of the flow of a gaseous medium generated by uniform radial injection from the surface of a spherical particle near a wall is considered in the Stokes' approximation. Bispherical coordinates are used to write the expression for the stream function. A formula is obtained for the force acting on the spherical particle when there is an arbitrary mass flow from its surface, generalizing earlier results /1, 2/. An expression for the force acting on the particle is obtained for the case of spherically symmetric injection from the surface of the particle, and asymptotic formulas at short and long distances from the wall are studied. An analogous problem concerning the forces of interaction between two spherical particles of the same radius, when uniform injection of equal intensity takes place from their surfaces, is discussed. This is equivalent to the problem of the interaction of a spherical particle with a free surface. A general expression for the force of interaction, and its asymptotic forms for short and long distances, are obtained.