Slow motion of a sphere moving normal to two infinite parallel plane walls in a micropolar fluid

Abstract

In the present work, we consider the slow steady motion of a rigid sphere moving normal to two parallel plane walls in a micropolar fluid. Non-dimensional variables are introduced. A combined analytical-numerical technique based on the superposition principle and a numerical method, namely the collocation method, is used. The drag force and the wall correction factor are evaluated. Numerical results are obtained and represented graphically.