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2. Sedimentation
2.1 Motion of a solid particle in a stationary fluid
Consider a spherical particle, with density ρ g , diameter d g , sedimentation velocity U, relative to the fluid of density ρ f and viscosity η in which it settles.
We define a grain Reynolds criterion :
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