It was found that Stokes’ model for drag fit only on smooth objects or non-smooth objects at
low speeds. The standard deviation from the predicted values was an average of 1.10e-05 in the
linear looking ranges. Newton’s model was also fit to linear ranges and had deviations of an average
4.49e-06. Unlike Stokes’ model, Newton’s predicted the movement of fast non-smooth objects.
Objects had transition periods where they would go from Newton’s model to Stokes’ as the objects
would slow down. This transition period was largely ignored and should be investigated in further
experiments.
Laminar vs. Turbulent flow around a rotating sphere
