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An example of viscous force is the model that arises when a sphere moves within a viscous medium. This model and the associated equation are known by the name of their author, George Stokes.

The Stokes' force depends on the viscosity of the medium, the radius of the sphere, and the velocity at which it moves through the medium. Similarly, if the medium itself is in motion, it drags the object along with it.

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George Stokes made significant contributions to the fields of hydrodynamics and mathematics. He is primarily remembered for the well-known Stokes\' law applied to spherical bodies in a fluid flow and for the Stokes\' theorem in mathematics.

George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903)

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When a sphere is thrown into a viscous medium, there's an initial upward force, a gravitational Force ($F_g$), which gradually sinks the body. During this process, the sphere gains velocity, resulting in a downward force, a viscose force ($F_v$), which depends on the velocity. As the total velocity, the force with constant mass ($F$),

begins to decrease until it becomes null. From this moment on, the movement continues at a constant velocity since there's no force to accelerate it.

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The Stokes force is the force generated by the flow around a sphere of the radio de la Gota ($r$) immersed in it. In this case, the model of force proportional to the speed ($v$) is used:

In this context, it can be shown that the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$) with the viscosity ($\eta$) is equal to:

therefore, the Stokes force is expressed as:

This force is mainly applied in laminar flows.

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The motion of a sphere in two dimensions is characterized by the component x of velocity ($v_x$) with the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

and the component y of velocity ($v_y$) with the initial vertical speed ($v_{0y}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and the time ($t$):

which is represented in an $v_x$ vs $v_y$ diagram:

The diagram shows how both velocity components evolve over time. Initially, $v$ equals $v_{0x}$, which corresponds to a point on the right edge of the graph. Over time, the velocity components evolve from the right side to the left edge, where the horizontal velocity is zero and the vertical velocity reaches the limit $g\tau$, so $v/g\tau$ equals one.

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The horizontal displacement can be calculated using the equation for the position on the x-axis ($x$) with the initial position on the x-axis ($x_0$), the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

and the vertical displacement for the position on the y-axis ($y$) with the initial position on the y-axis ($y_0$), the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

which is graphed in the positions $x$ vs $y$:

In this case, the position evolves from the left edge to the right, where it stops in its horizontal movement, reaching a maximum distance of $v_{0x}\tau$. The vertical displacement is described with a coordinate system whose origin is at the point where the trajectory begins and whose vertical version points downwards. In this sense, the increase in $y$ corresponds to the descent of the sphere in the direction of gravity.

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The Ostwald viscosity measurement method is based on the behavior of a liquid flowing through a small-radius tube (capillary).

The liquid is introduced, suction is applied to exceed the upper mark, and then it is allowed to drain, measuring the time it takes for the level to pass from the upper to the lower mark.

The experiment is conducted first with a liquid for which viscosity and density are known (e.g., distilled water), and then with the liquid for which viscosity is to be determined. If conditions are identical, the liquid flowing in both cases will be similar, and thus, the time will be proportional to the density divided by the viscosity. Thus, a comparison equation between both viscosities can be established:

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Parameters

$\tau$

tau

Adaptation time

s

$v_x$

v_x

Component x of velocity

m/s

$v_y$

v_y

Component y of velocity

m/s

$b$

b

Constant of the Viscose Force

kg/s

$\rho$

rho

Density

kg/m^3

$\eta$

eta

Environment viscosity

Pa s

$g$

g

Gravitational Acceleration

m/s^2

$m_g$

m_g

Gravitational mass

kg

$m_i$

m_i

Inertial Mass

kg

$x_0$

x_0

Initial position on the x-axis

m

$y_0$

y_0

Initial position on the y-axis

m

$\pi$

pi

Pi

rad

$r_e$

r_e

Radio of the Sphere

m

$\eta$

eta

Viscosity

Pa s

$\tau_g$

tau_g

Viscosity time and gravitational mass

s

$\tau_i$

tau_i

Viscosity time and inertial mass

s

Variables

$F$

F

Force with constant mass

N

$F_g$

F_g

Gravitational Force

N

$v_{0x}$

v_0x

Initial horizontal speed

m/s

$v_{0y}$

v_0y

Initial vertical speed

m/s

$a$

a

Instant acceleration

m/s^2

$x$

x

Position on the x-axis

m

$y$

y

Position on the y-axis

m

$r$

r

Radius of a sphere

$v$

v

Speed

m/s

$t$

t

Time

s

$F_v$

F_v

Viscose force

N

$V$

V

Volume of a sphere

m^3

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In the case of a body falling in a viscous medium, the total force, the force with constant mass ($F$), is equal to the gravitational Force ($F_g$) minus the viscose force ($F_v$), so

$F = F_g - F_v$

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$F$

Force with constant mass

$N$

9046

$F_g$

Gravitational Force

$N$

4977

$F_v$

Viscose force

$N$

4979

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In the case where the inertial Mass ($m_i$) equals the initial mass ($m_0$),

the derivative of momentum will be equal to the mass multiplied by the derivative of the speed ($v$). Since the derivative of velocity is the instant acceleration ($a$), we have that the force with constant mass ($F$) is

$F = m_i a$

Conditions

Variables

$F$

Force with constant mass

$N$

9046

$m_i$

Inertial Mass

$kg$

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$a$

Instant acceleration

$m/s^2$

4972

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Since the moment ($p$) is defined with the inertial Mass ($m_i$) and the speed ($v$),

$p = m_i v$

If the inertial Mass ($m_i$) is equal to the initial mass ($m_0$), then we can derive the momentum with respect to time and obtain the force with constant mass ($F$):

$F=\displaystyle\frac{d}{dt}p=m_i\displaystyle\frac{d}{dt}v=m_ia$

Therefore, we conclude that

$F = m_i a$

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The gravitational Force ($F_g$) is based on the gravitational mass ($m_g$) of the object and on a constant reflecting the intensity of gravity at the planet's surface. The latter is identified by the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), which is equal to $9.8 m/s^2$.

Consequently, it is concluded that:

$F_g = m_g g$

Conditions

Variables

$g$

Gravitational Acceleration

9.8

$m/s^2$

5310

$F_g$

Gravitational Force

$N$

4977

$m_g$

Gravitational mass

$kg$

8762

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The simplest form of the viscose force ($F_v$) is one that is proportional to the the speed ($v$) of the body, represented by:

$F_v = b v$

Conditions

Variables

$b$

Constant of the Viscose Force

$kg/s$

5312

$v$

Speed

$m/s$

6029

$F_v$

Viscose force

$N$

4979

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The proportionality constant, also known as the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$), generally depends on the shape of the object and the viscosity of the medium through which it moves. An example of this type of force is the one exerted by a fluid stream on a spherical body, whose mathematical expression is known as Stokes' law.

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The resistance is defined in terms of the fluid viscosity and the sphere's velocity as follows:

Stokes explicitly calculated the resistance experienced by the sphere and determined that viscosity is proportional to the sphere's radius and its velocity, leading to the following equation for resistance:

$F_v =6 \pi \eta r v$

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$\pi$

Pi

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$rad$

5057

$r$

Radius of a sphere

$m$

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$v$

Speed

$m/s$

6029

$F_v$

Viscose force

$N$

4979

$\eta$

Viscosity

$Pa s$

5422

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In the case of the Stokes force in the viscose force ($F_v$), it is modeled with the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$) and the speed ($v$),

which corresponds to a value of the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$) that, with the viscosity ($\eta$) and the radio de la Gota ($r$), is equal to

$b \equiv 6 \pi \eta r$

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Variables

$b$

Constant of the Viscose Force

$kg/s$

5312

$\eta$

Environment viscosity

$Pa s$

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$\pi$

Pi

3.1415927

$rad$

5057

$r$

Radius of a sphere

$m$

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The force with constant mass ($F$) equals the gravitational Force ($F_g$) minus the viscose force ($F_v$) so that:

This relation allows establishing the motion equation for the instant acceleration ($a$) with ($$) falling due to Earth's gravity with the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and with ($$), in the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$), it will take the form of:

$m_i a = m_g g - b v$

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Variables

$b$

Constant of the Viscose Force

$kg/s$

5312

$g$

Gravitational Acceleration

9.8

$m/s^2$

5310

$m_g$

Gravitational mass

$kg$

8762

$m_i$

Inertial Mass

$kg$

6290

$a$

Instant acceleration

$m/s^2$

4972

$v$

Speed

$m/s$

6029

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The density ($\rho$) is defined as the ratio between the mass ($M$) and the volume ($V$), expressed as:

$\rho \equiv\displaystyle\frac{ m_i }{ V }$

$\rho \equiv\displaystyle\frac{ M }{ V }$

Conditions

Variables

$\rho$

Density

$kg/m^3$

5342

$M$

$m_i$

Inertial Mass

$kg$

6290

$V$

$V$

Volume of a sphere

$m^3$

10330

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This property is specific to the material in question.

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The volume of a sphere ($V$) for a sphere with ($$) is calculated using the following formula:

$V =\displaystyle\frac{4 \pi }{3} r ^3$

Conditions

Variables

$\pi$

Pi

3.1415927

$rad$

5057

$r$

Radius of a sphere

$m$

10331

$V$

Volume of a sphere

$m^3$

10330

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The masses that Newton used in his principles are related to the inertia of bodies, which leads to the concept of the inertial Mass ($m_i$).

Newton's law, which is linked to the force between bodies due to their masses, is related to gravity, hence known as the gravitational mass ($m_g$).

Empirically, it has been concluded that both masses are equivalent, and therefore, we define

$m_g = m_i$

Conditions

Variables

$m_g$

Gravitational mass

$kg$

8762

$m_i$

Inertial Mass

$kg$

6290

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Einstein was the one who questioned this equality and, from that doubt, understood why both 'appear' equal in his theory of gravity. In his argument, Einstein explained that masses deform space, and this deformation of space causes a change in the behavior of bodies. Thus, masses turn out to be equivalent. The revolutionary concept of space curvature implies that even light, which lacks mass, is affected by celestial bodies, contradicting Newton's theory of gravitation. This was experimentally demonstrated by studying the behavior of light during a solar eclipse. In this situation, light beams are deflected due to the presence of the sun, allowing stars behind it to be observed.

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With the Stokes model, the viscous resistance the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$), which depends on the radio de la Gota ($r$) and the environment viscosity ($\eta$), is calculated as:

This leads to the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$) and the viscosity time and gravitational mass ($\tau_g$) assuming equal values the adaptation time ($\tau$), which are calculated with the density ($\rho$) as follows:

$\tau = \displaystyle\frac{2 r ^2 \rho }{9 \eta }$

Conditions

Variables

$\tau$

Adaptation time

$s$

10071

$\rho$

Density

$kg/m^3$

5342

$\eta$

Environment viscosity

$Pa s$

10068

$r_e$

Radio of the Sphere

$m$

5321

Relation

Development

If the characteristic time is defined as

$\tau=\displaystyle\frac{m_i}{b}$

and the coefficient of viscous force is

$b=6\pi r\eta$

On the other hand, considering that

$\rho \equiv\displaystyle\frac{ m_i }{ V }$

and

$V =\displaystyle\frac{4 \pi }{3} r ^3$

it follows that the mass is

$m_i = \rho V = \displaystyle\frac{4\pi}{3} r^3 \rho$

which leads to

$\tau = \displaystyle\frac{m_i}{b}=\displaystyle\frac{2 \rho r^2}{9\eta}$

in other words,

$\tau = \displaystyle\frac{2 r ^2 \rho }{9 \eta }$

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With the equation of motion of a body in a viscous medium, we have the derivative of the speed ($v$) at the time ($t$) with the inertial Mass ($m_i$), the gravitational mass ($m_g$), the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$) and the gravitational Acceleration ($g$):

This defines the viscosity time and gravitational mass ($\tau_g$) as:

$\tau_g \equiv \displaystyle\frac{ m_g }{ b }$

Conditions

Variables

$b$

Constant of the Viscose Force

$kg/s$

5312

$m_g$

Gravitational mass

$kg$

8762

$\tau_g$

Viscosity time and gravitational mass

$s$

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In the scenario of horizontal motion, the sphere encounters resistance solely from the viscosity of the surrounding medium, which can be quantified by the equation involving the speed ($v$) with the initial Speed ($v_0$), the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$), and the time ($t$):

Consequently, the interaction among these elements leads to the observation that the component x of velocity ($v_x$) with the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

$v_x = v_{0x} e^{- t / \tau }$

Conditions

Variables

$\tau$

Adaptation time

$s$

10071

$v_x$

Component x of velocity

$m/s$

7118

$v_{0x}$

Initial horizontal speed

$m/s$

8427

$t$

Time

$s$

5264

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Within the context of horizontal motion, the position is obtained by integrating the velocity, resulting in an equation involving the position ($s$) with the starting position ($s_0$), the initial Speed ($v_0$), the viscosity time and gravitational mass ($\tau_g$), the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$), the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and the time ($t$):

From this equation, we arrive at the horizontal displacement equation for the initial position on the x-axis ($x_0$), the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

$x = x_0 + v_{0x} \tau (1 - e^{- t / \tau })$

Conditions

Variables

$\tau$

Adaptation time

$s$

10071

$v_{0x}$

Initial horizontal speed

$m/s$

8427

$x_0$

Initial position on the x-axis

$m$

10073

$x$

Position on the x-axis

$m$

6638

$t$

Time

$s$

5264

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With the equation of motion of a body in a viscous medium, we have the derivative of the speed ($v$) at the time ($t$) with the constant of the Viscose Force ($b$) and the gravitational Acceleration ($g$):

This defines the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$) as:

$\tau_i \equiv \displaystyle\frac{ m_i }{ b }$

Conditions

Variables

$b$

Constant of the Viscose Force

$kg/s$

5312

$m_i$

Inertial Mass

$kg$

6290

$\tau_i$

Viscosity time and inertial mass

$s$

10328

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In the context of vertical motion, the sphere faces a dual resistance: on one hand, the viscosity of the surrounding medium, and on the other, gravity pulling it downward. The latter can be quantified by the equation in the speed ($v$) with the initial Speed ($v_0$), the viscosity time and gravitational mass ($\tau_g$), the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$), the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and the time ($t$):

Assuming gravitational mass and inertial mass are identical, we obtain the function for the component y of velocity ($v_y$) with the initial vertical speed ($v_{0y}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and the time ($t$):

$v_y = g \tau + ( v_{0y} - g \tau )e^{- t / \tau }$

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Variables

$\tau$

Adaptation time

$s$

10071

$v_y$

Component y of velocity

$m/s$

7119

$g$

Gravitational Acceleration

9.8

$m/s^2$

5310

$v_{0y}$

Initial vertical speed

$m/s$

8428

$t$

Time

$s$

5264

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In the context of vertical motion, the position is obtained by integrating velocity, resulting in an equation involving the position ($s$) with the starting position ($s_0$), the initial Speed ($v_0$), the viscosity time and gravitational mass ($\tau_g$), the viscosity time and inertial mass ($\tau_i$), the gravitational Acceleration ($g$), and the time ($t$):

From this equation, we arrive at the equation for vertical displacement for the position on the y-axis ($y$) with the initial position on the y-axis ($y_0$), the initial horizontal speed ($v_{0x}$), the adaptation time ($\tau$), and the time ($t$):

$y = y_0 + \tau g t + \tau ( v_{0y} - g \tau )(1 - e^{- t / \tau })$

Conditions

Variables

$\tau$

Adaptation time

$s$

10071

$g$

Gravitational Acceleration

9.8

$m/s^2$

5310

$y_0$

Initial position on the y-axis

$m$

10074

$v_{0y}$

Initial vertical speed

$m/s$

8428

$y$

Position on the y-axis

$m$

8429

$t$

Time

$s$

5264

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