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• Stokes boundary layer — in a viscous fluid due to the harmonic oscillation of a plane rigid plate. Velocity (blue line) and particle excursion (red dots) as a function of the distance to the wall. In fluid dynamics, the Stokes boundary layer, or oscillatory boundary… …   Wikipedia

• Stokes drift — For a pure wave motion in fluid dynamics, the Stokes drift velocity is the average velocity when following a specific fluid parcel as it travels with the fluid flow. For instance, a particle floating at the free surface of water waves,… …   Wikipedia

• Stokes' law — In 1851, George Gabriel Stokes derived an expression, now known as Stokes law, for the frictional force also called drag force exerted on spherical objects with very small Reynolds numbers (e.g., very small particles) in a continuous viscous… …   Wikipedia

• Stokes stream function — In fluid dynamics, the Stokes stream function is used to describe the streamlines and flow velocity in a three dimensional incompressible flow with axisymmetry. A surface with a constant value of the Stokes stream function encloses a streamtube,… …   Wikipedia

• Stokes flow — An object moving through a gas or liquid experiences a force in direction opposite to its motion. Terminal velocity is achieved when the drag force is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force propelling the object. Shown is a… …   Wikipedia

• stokes' law — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Sir George G. Stokes 1. : a law in physics: the frequency of luminescence excited by radiation does not exceed that of the exciting radiation 2. : a law in physics: the force required to move a… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Stokes's law — ▪ physics       mathematical equation that expresses the settling velocities of small spherical particles in a fluid medium. The law, first set forth by the British scientist Sir George G. Stokes in 1851, is derived by consideration of the forces …   Universalium

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• Stokes number — The Stokes number, named after Irish mathematician George Gabriel Stokes, is a dimensionless number corresponding to the behavior of particles suspended in a fluid flow. Stokes number is defined as the ratio of the stopping distance of a particle …   Wikipedia

• Stokes' law — Physics. 1. the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid. 2. the law that the frequency of… …   Universalium