pipe restricts the velocity of the fluid through the pipe. In the physics of sports, drag force is necessary to explain the motion of balls, javelins, arrows...
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In fluid dynamics, the drag equation is a formula used to calculate the force of drag experienced by an object due to movement through a fully enclosing...
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drag coefficient of Cd=0.30 was measured in a different tunnel it could be anywhere from Cd=0.285 to Cd=0.315. Automotive aerodynamics Drag (physics)...
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dynamic drag: skin friction and form drag. The drag coefficient of a lifting airfoil or hydrofoil also includes the effects of lift-induced drag. The drag coefficient...
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Parasitic drag, also known as profile drag,: 254 : 256 is a type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid...
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Lift-induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, in aerodynamics, is an aerodynamic drag force that occurs whenever a moving...
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Sălaj County, Romania Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin Drag (physics), the force which...
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Aeronautics and Space Administration "Wave Drag Reduction with a Self-Aligning Aerodisk on a Missile Configuration" (PDF). Progress in Flight Physics...
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The drag-divergence Mach number (not to be confused with critical Mach number) is the Mach number at which the aerodynamic drag on an airfoil or airframe...
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Skin friction drag or viscous drag is a type of aerodynamic or hydrodynamic drag, which is resistant force exerted on an object moving in a fluid. Skin...
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lift-to-drag ratio (or L/D ratio) is the lift generated by an aerodynamic body such as an aerofoil or aircraft, divided by the aerodynamic drag caused...
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the zero-lift drag coefficient C D , 0 {\displaystyle C_{D,0}} is a dimensionless parameter which relates an aircraft's zero-lift drag force to its size...
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the drag force, ρ {\displaystyle \rho } the density of the fluid, and v {\displaystyle v} the speed of the object relative to the fluid. Drag (physics) Automobile...
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The drag curve or drag polar is the relationship between the drag on an aircraft and other variables, such as lift, the coefficient of lift, angle-of-attack...
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In aeronautics, wave drag is a component of the aerodynamic drag on aircraft wings and fuselage, propeller blade tips and projectiles moving at transonic...
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In fluid dynamics, Epstein drag is a theoretical result, for the drag force exerted on spheres in high Knudsen number flow (i.e., rarefied gas flow). This...
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Drag-reducing agents (DRA) or drag-reducing polymers (DRP) are additives in pipelines that reduce turbulence in a pipe. Usually used in petroleum pipelines...
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In fluid dynamics, the drag crisis (also known as the Eiffel paradox) is a phenomenon in which drag coefficient drops off suddenly as Reynolds number increases...
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Trim drag is the component of aerodynamic drag on an aircraft created by the flight control surfaces, mainly elevators and trimable horizontal stabilizers...
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In physics, the Einstein–Hopf drag (named after Albert Einstein and Ludwig Hopf) is a velocity-dependent drag force upon charged particles that are being...
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A drag count is a dimensionless unit used by aerospace engineers. 1 drag count is equal to a C d {\displaystyle C_{d}} of 0.0001. As the drag forces present...
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net. Retrieved 2017-05-23. "White Paper on the CheyTac M200 system | Drag (Physics) | Rifle". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-05-07. "Kestrel® 4000 Pocket Weather...
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immigrants Streamline, a brand of the United States Playing Card Company Drag (physics) Optimization (computer science) Process optimization Rightsizing Streamlining...
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of a body, and may refer to: Friction, during sliding and/or rolling Drag (physics), during movement through a fluid (see fluid dynamics) Normal force...
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Theory of relativity (redirect from Relativity (physics))
The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed...
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Resistance (section Physics)
conductor opposes an electric current through that conductor Friction Drag (physics) ("air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow Geological...
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{\displaystyle v(\mathbf {x} )=\mu (\mathbf {x} )F(\mathbf {x} )} (see Drag (physics)). Now assume that there are a large number of such particles, with...
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discharges. A common usage of this discharge is in a plasma actuator for vehicle drag reduction. It is also widely used in the web treatment of fabrics. The application...
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of most trompos means that mechanical whistles would cause excessive drag (physics) and reduce their spinning time. The Philippine trumpo differs in the...
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forces such as various types of drag (physics) on the hull are eliminated as the hull lifts clear, turbulence and drag act increasingly on the much smaller...
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