Summary of Drag Coefficients of Various Shaped Cylinders

Abstract

Data are presented which can be used to predict the aerodynamic drag force caused by cylinders having different cross-sectional shapes. Drag characteristics of circular, square, rectangular, triangular, diamond, and elliptical cylinders, as well as a large range of thickness-to-chord ratio symmetrical airfoil shapes, are presented as a function of Reynolds number. In addition, certain Mach number characteristics are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1957
Accession Number
ADA395503

Entities

People

  • C. F. Heddleson
  • D. L. Brown
  • R. T. Cliffe

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Bodies
  • Boundary Layer
  • Fineness Ratio
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Reynolds Number
  • Skin Friction
  • Solid Bodies
  • Strouhal Number

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.