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DragCoef_AirFoil

 

 

Function DragCoef_Airfoil(Re,H\L) returns  the drag coefficient for an air foil of infinite length

 

Inputs

Re - Reynolds number

H\L - ratio of the maximum width of the airfoil to its length

 

Outputs

DragCoef_AirFoil- 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 Propulation Dept., April, 1957

 

Example:

Re=1e5

H\L=0.10

C_d=DragCoef_AirFoil(Re,H\L)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=0.00678 

}

 

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