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Virtual mass of an oscillating sphere within a fixed concentric shell

Date

1962-07

Authors

Ackermann, Norbert L., author
Anat Arbhabhirama, author
Colorado State University, Civil Engineering Section, publisher

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The virtual mass of a sphere oscillating within a fixed concentric spherical shell filled with water was determined experimentally for seven sphere-to-shell diameter ratios between 0 and 0.865. Laboratory measurements of the virtual mass for diameter ratios less than 0.520 agreed closely with the theoretically predicted values based on a potential flow analysis. For ratios greater than 0.520 the virtual mass increased more rapidly than the potential flow theory indicated with an increase of 33% for a diameter ratio of 0.865.

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CER62AA84.
July 30, 1962.
Includes bibliographical references.

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Mass transfer -- Mathematical models
Hydraulic models
Viscosity -- Mathematical models
Fluid mechanics

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