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If the sedimentation rate can be determined for a coarse chemical suspension or a suspension containing large particles (i.e., particles with radii between 100 to 200μm) in a medium like vegetable oil, Can they also be determined if a centrifuge was used to speed up the separation process, if so would it be equivalent to what is obtained under the force of gravity itself? Any help with this question would be greatly appreciated.

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Adrian . EXE
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  • It is possible if the inertia force from spinning is greater than the drag force on the particle due to viscosity. Note that inertia is a different matter from gravity. – r13 Dec 07 '21 at 16:49
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    https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/technical-documents/technical-article/protein-biology/protein-pulldown/centrifugation-basics – Tiger Guy Dec 07 '21 at 17:04
  • through the use of nondimensional similitude parameters. – niels nielsen Dec 07 '21 at 19:36

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