DragCoef_RectangularBeam
Function DragCoef_RectangularBeam(Re) the drag coefficient for a rectangular beam of infinite length in crossflow given Reynold's number.
Inputs
Re - Reynolds number
W\H - ratio of dimension in the flow direction to the dimension perpendicular to the flow
Outputs
DragCoef_RectangularBeam - 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_RectangularBeam(Re,W\H)
{Solution:
C_d=2.05
}