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For convenient reference, the various steps involved in calculating the viscous drag are 

 summarized in Appendix I. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author acknowledges the assistance of Dr. A. Borden, Mr. M.P. Tulin, and Mr. P. 

 Eisenberg for their critical review of this report. Special thanks are due to Mr. R.D. Cooper 

 for checking the equations. 



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