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DragCoef_Car

 

 

Function DragCoef_Car returns  the drag coefficient for a typical modern 4-door automobile

Inputs

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

 

Outputs

DragCoef_Car - drag coefficient [-]

 

Reference:

Yang, Z., and Khalighi, B., 

"CFD Simulation for Flow Over Pickup Trucks",

SAE Paper No. 2005-01-0547, 2005.

 

Example:

C_d=DragCoef_Car(1e5)

 

{Solution: 

C_d=0.33

}

 

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