Laminar Flow Around a Sphere


Description
This simulation generates a vector field around a sphere with radius 1 m. One of three fluids can be selected from the dropdown menu. The slider changes the fluid velocity. The vector field automaticaly updates if a parameter is changed. The fluid velocity may change when a new fluid is selected in order to keep the Reynold’s number within a valid range.
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About
This simulation was made at the University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Author(s): Mingyuan Lu, Neil Hendren
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