DragCoef_VerticalPlate
Function DragCoef_VerticalPlate(Re) returns the drag coefficient for a vertical platye of infinite length in crossflow given Reynold's number.
Inputs
Re -Reynolds number
Outputs
DragCoef_VerticalPlate - drag coefficient [-]
Reference:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Technical Note 3038, "Low-Speed Drag of Cylinders of Various Shapes, N.K. Delany and NM.E. Sorenson, Washington, Nov, 1953.)
F.M White, Fluid Mechanics, 5th ed, ISBN 0-07-240217-2, McGraw-Hill, 2003
Example:
Re=1e5
C_d=DragCoef_VerticalPlate(Re)
{Solution:
C_d=2.0
}