Motion of a solid sphere in a general flow near a plane boundary at zero Reynolds number (Q1364021)

It is demonstrated how the hydrodynamic force and moment of force acting on a solid sphere may be calculated when it is placed at rest at an arbitrary position in a two-dimensional flow at zero Reynolds number in which the region of flow is bounded by either an undeformable planar free surface or by a plane solid wall. The results so obtained are used to calculate the motion of a freely moving solid sphere in an asymmetric vortex in the presence of an undeformable free surface.