DragCoef_Cylinder
Function DragCoef_cylinder(Re,L\D) the drag coefficient for a round cylinder of finite length in crossflow given Reynold's number.
Inputs
Re - Reynold's number
L\D - ratio of distance between centers to the diameter
Outputs
DragCoef_Cylinder - drag coefficient [-]
Reference:
Summary of Drag Coefficients of Various Shaped Cylinders,
C.F., D,L, Brown, and R.T. Cliffe,
APEX-299, 12th edition, General Electric, Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Dept., April, 1957, Figure 3
Example:
L\D=2
Re=5e4
C_d=DragCoef_Cylinder(Re)
{Solution:
C_d=0.7251
}