Abstract
The sedimentation of a rigid, spherical particle in a cross sheared elastic fluid is studied. By increasing the shear rate (shear Weissenberg number, Wi), the growth of viscoelastic wake structures, resembling wings, is observed, which are linked to a dramatic decrease in the particle mobility.
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