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That sounds interesting, AN EQUATION FOR LIFT!! But its not that simple, even slight modification in airfoil shape changes its aerodynamics significantly, ultimately deciding its application. For example, NACA C4 series are used in subsonic compressor blades because they are thick and provide...

Putting a radar on a satellite sounds like a good idea. Let's say we put one on Hubble. Since radar cannot work on its own, it needs to be powered by some source, so let's include batteries for that. Now, to avoid collision, we need some propulsion system (mini rockets), so let's add that as...

Turbomachinery design involves lots of initial assumption, iteration and then validation. Assuming you have you mass flow rate and inlet and outlet condition from your thermodynamic anaysis. Then you can evaulate the axial exit velocity from continuity equation. From slip factor you can...

For calculating lift you need to define your situation first. For example; let's say you have an aircraft flying in level flight then you L= W and T=D from here you get your L , D from which you can calculate your lift & Drag coefficients.

Pressure difference across wing surface causes spillage around the wing tips. Downwash causes a local induced angle of attack with additional induced drag on a finite wing. K is a constant that shows how much of drag is induced due to lift. This calculator may be helpul in calculating K...

Aerospace Engineering Student IIT Kharagpur Physics Team Lead at CalculatorAtoZ.com

When flow is separated, it creates turbulent eddies and regions of low pressure behind the separation point. These phenomena increase the drag force acting on the object, making it harder for the object to move through the air efficiently. Due to loss of pressure, the pressure difference is...