DragForce_Sphere
Procedure DragForce_Sphere returns the drag force on a sphere resulting from a flow of fluid.
Inputs
Fluid$ - the name of any fluid in the EES data base. Fluid$ may be a string constant or a string variable.
T - temperature in the defined unit system [F,C,R,K]
P - pressure in the defined unit system [Pa,kPa,bar,MPa,psia,atm]
v - free stream fluid velocity in [m/s, ft/min]
D - sphere diameter [m or ft]
Outputs
F_d - drag force [N or lbf]
C_d - drag coefficient {optional}
Re - Reynold's number {optional}
This procedure
calls function DragCoefficient_Sphere to obtain the drag coeffient.
Example:
$UnitSystem SI C kPa
Fluid$='Air'
T=25 [C]
P=Po#
v=10 [m/s]
D=0.1 [m]
CALL DragForce_sphere(Fluid$,T,P,v,D:F_d,C_d,) {Re is not returned}
{Solution:
C_d=0.5131
F_d=0.2386 [N]
}