| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5103406 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A rigid object of general shape is fixed inside a wind tunnel. The drag force exerted on it by the wind is determined by a new method based on simple basic Physics concepts, provided one has a solver, any solver, for the corresponding dynamic Navier-Stokes equation which determines the wind velocity field around the object. The method is completely general, but here we apply it to the traditional problem of a long cylinder perpendicular to the wind.
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Authors
P.V.S. Souza, D. Girardi, P.M.C. de Oliveira,