## 8.3. Forces Acting on the Particles

Several different forces affect the motion of a particle in a fluid. In ANSYS CFX, the forces which have been included in the particle equation of motion are viscous drag, buoyancy force, virtual mass and pressure gradient forces, and the centripetal and Coriolis forces in rotating reference frames. A description of these terms and their implementation is available.

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