Air Resistance / Viscous drag

[MaximumTaco]

How would one go about proving the formula

D = 1/2C(rho)A(v^2)

I have a suspicion momentum can be used to the show the derivation of this, right ?

[Michael D. Sewell]

Drag equals coefficient of aerodynamic drag times one half mass per unit volume times velocity squared times area.

One half mass per unit volume times velocity squared is also called dynamic pressure, and is actually kinetic energy per unit volume.

I hope this helps. -Mike

[MaximumTaco]

Originally posted by Michael D. Sewell
Drag equals coefficient of aerodynamic drag times one half mass per unit volume times velocity squared times area.


Yes, i know D = 1/2C(rho)Av^2

C = drag coefficent
rho = fluid density

But how can you show it's proof / derivation

[Michael D. Sewell]

By demensional analysis. Kinetic energy is power. Power is work/time.

[Clausius2]

In order to calculate the drag force exerted on a slender body, you usually will have to measure the velocity field upstream and downstream of the body. This can be made using a laser velocymeter without intrusion into the flow. With the balance of momentum the drag force is like:

F=1/2*rho*U^2*C(x,y,z,viscosity....);

If U=velocity upstream
u(y)=velocty downstream

then, if you make the calculus, you will have:

C=integral[(1-u^2/U^2)*u/Udy]

this, in boundary layer theory, is the momentum thickness.

Usually, C is an average coefficient along the body.
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All right, I hope my answer about drag would serve to the requesting.

[selfAdjoint]

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[Clausius2]

Thank you, Michael.