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DragCoef_TriangularBeam30_d

 

 

Function DragCoef_TriangularBeam30_d(Re)  the drag coefficient for a isosceles triangular beam of infinite length with an apex angle of 30° facing downstream

 

Inputs:

Re - Reynolds number

 

Outputs:

DragCoef_TriangularBeam30_d - 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 5

 

Example:

Re=5e4

C_d=DragCoef_TriangularBeam30_d(Re)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=1.911

}

 

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