The horizontal velocity in the wake behind an object in an air stream of velocity (U) is

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The horizontal velocity in the wake behind an object in an air stream of velocity \(U\) is given by

\[\begin{array}{ll} u(r)=U\left[1-\cos ^{2}\left(\frac{\pi r}{2}\right)\right] & |r| \leq 1 \\ u(r)=U & |r|>1 \end{array}\]

where \(r\) is the nondimensional radial coordinate, measured perpendicular to the flow. Find an expression for the drag on the object.

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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