DragForce_VerticalPlate
Procedure DragForce_VerticalPlatye returns the drag force on a vertical plate of infinite length in cross flow
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]
H - height of the plate perpendicular to the flow direction in [m] or [ft] (used to determine Re)
Outputs
F_d\L - drag force per unit length [N/m or lbf/ft]
C_d - drag coefficient {optional}
Re - Reynolds number
This procedure calls function DragCoefficient_VerticalPlate to obtain the drag coefficient.
Example:
$UnitSystem SI C kPa
$VarInfo F_d\L units=N/m
Fluid$='Air'
T=25 [C]
P=Po#
v=10 [m/s]
H=0.25 [m]
W=0.1 [m]
CALL DragForce_VerticalPlate(Fluid$,T,P,v,H:F_d\L,C_d,Re)
{Solution:
C_d=2
F_d\L=29.6 [N/m]
Re=160100
}