Module 8: Flow at low and high Reynolds numbers
  Lecture 28: Examples on drag
 
 

Example 2: Determine the steady-state velocity of steel spheres of diameter 1m  falling in water at  . Assume  

 

Answer: There are three forces acting on the sphere:

Weight, buoyancy, and drag.

 
(Fig. 28c)

At const speed (steady-state velocity)