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DragCoef_Sphere

 

 

Function DragCoef_Sphere(Re)  the drag coefficient for a sphere given Reynold's number.   

 

Inputs

Re - Reynold's number

 

Outputs

DragCoef_Sphere - drag coefficient [-]

 

Reference:

Heat Transfer, G.F. Nellis and S.A. Klein, Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-88107-4

 

Example:

Re=5e4

C_d=DragCoef_sphere(Re)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=0.5142

}

 

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