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DragCoef_Ogive

 

 

Function DragCoef_Ogive returns  the drag coefficient for an ogive having a spherically-blunted nose

 

Inputs

Re - Reynolds number.  (Any value as the drag coefficient is a constant)

 

Outputs

DragCoef_Ogive - drag coefficient [-]

 

Reference:

Murat TOPTAS, Mehmet YILMAZ

Effects of Different Nose Cone Designs on Trajectory and Impact Angle of Smart Fire Extinguishing Ammunition

NATURENGS, MTU Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 2:2 (2021) 1-15}

 

Example:

C_d=DragCoef_Ogive(1e5)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=0.138

}

 

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