Ex: A particle of equivalent volume diameter 0.

5mm, density
2000 kg/m3 and sphericity 0.6 falls freely under gravity in a
fluid of density 1.6 kg/m3 and viscosity 2×10-5 pa.s. Estimate the
terminal velocity reached by the particle.

Solution

4 x  f  p   f g
3
2
CD Re 
p
3 2
2
CD Rep 
 3
4 0.5103 1.6 20001.6  9.81
3 2105 2

= 13069

This is relationship will give a straight line of slop -2 when

plotted

Rep CD
10 130.69
100 1.3069
1000 0.013069

These values are plotted on the standard drag curves for

particles of different sphericity.

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Where the plotted line intersects the standard drag curve for a
sphericity of 0.6 , Rep=40

The terminal velocity UT may be calculated from:

 . x.U T
Re p  40  f

UT = 1 m/s

Galileo number (Ga) method:

 d 3p . g  p   f  f

 
Ga number   2 
 

4 gd p  p   f 
C D . Re 2p  . Re 2p
3U t2  f

4 gd p  p   f    2f d p2U t2 
2
C D . Re  . 
p 2
3U t  f  2 
 

C D . Re 2

4  gd

3
p  p  f  f


p
3  2 
 
4
= ( Ga )
3

b
CD  n
Re p

2
 Ga b n
Ga > 36 24 1
36 < Ga ≤83000 18.5 0.6
Ga > 83000 0.44 0

Falling velocity of a particle from figure.

In order to determine the terminal falling velocity of a particle is
found from figure (3-6) p158, vol. II

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Ex: What is the terminal velocity of a spherical steel particle,
0.40 mm in diameter, settling in an oil of density 820 Kg/m3 and
viscosity 10mN.s/m2?The density of steel is 7870 Kg/m3

Solution:

1- From Stock's law

d p2  p   f g
Ut 
18 

Ut 
0 .4  10  7870  820 .9 .81
3 2

18 10  10  3

= 0.06147 m/s

2- from figure

4 x  f p   f g
3
2
CD Re  p
3 2

CD Re 
 
3
4 0.4103 820 7870 8209.81
2

3
p
10103
2
 
CD Re2p  48.39

From fig.(3-6) Rep= 3

 fU td p
Re p 


3 
U t 0 . 4  10 ( 820 3
)
10  10  3

Ut = 0.0914 m/s

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