Talk:Drag (physics)
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Caption required edit
The image showing relative amounts of form drag and skin friction needs a caption. How do I add one? Thanks. Pieter1963 (talk) 22:10, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- I have made it this far. Perhaps you can fine-tune it further. Dolphin (t) 14:00, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
Shape and flow | Form Drag |
Skin friction |
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~0% | ~100% | |
~10% | ~90% | |
~90% | ~10% | |
~100% | ~0% | |
Your caption goes | here | & here |
- I couldn't make it work so added separate text. Cheers. Pieter1963 (talk) 22:38, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Base drag edit
The article stated "base drag, (aerodynamics) a pressure drag due to flow separation at the base of a projectile[15] or termination of an aircraft fuselage with a flat area, such as is noticeable on the BAE Systems Hawk.". However, according to Doug McLean in "Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics" pp 210-211, base drag is not distinct from form drag. "The problem with the term 'base drag,' however, is that it has no defensible definition. Here are three logically possible candidates I know of, along with the reasons why they don't work... So it seems that defining base drag in a rigorous quantitative way is hopeless. And without a workable definition, 'base drag' seems questionable, even just as a concept."
I have removed the offending sentence. cagliost (talk) 10:28, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
Stokes flow drag coefficient unit. edit
I calculate the unit to be kg/s; please confirm and add to the article. Michael Hodgson (talk) 05:26, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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