A note on the orientation of symmetric rigid bodies sedimenting in a power-law fluid (Q812715)

The goal of the author is to consider the shear-thinning property in isolation. Since inertia and normal stresses apparently do not contribute to the tilt, the author wants to see whether shear-thinning/thickening by itself can result in the tilt angle. To this end, he models a fluid with the power-law fluid equations. The significance of this note is that it is a positive step in the systematic study of orientation phenomenon. It allows to eliminate certain fluid models for studying this phenomenon and suggests other appropriate possible mechanisms that might better explain the tilt angle.