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Steady flow along a Rankine half‐body
Author(s) -
Crane L.J.,
McVeigh A.G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zamm ‐ journal of applied mathematics and mechanics / zeitschrift für angewandte mathematik und mechanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1521-4001
pISSN - 0044-2267
DOI - 10.1002/zamm.201000197
Subject(s) - degree rankine , stagnation point , reynolds number , drag , drag coefficient , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , cylinder , mathematics , rotational symmetry , series (stratigraphy) , physics , thermodynamics , geometry , turbulence , geology , heat transfer , paleontology
Abstract This paper deals with the net frictional drag on a Rankine half‐body in uniform axisymmetric flow. Asymptotic series solutions for the non‐dimensional drag coefficient are developed for flow close to the forward stagnation point and downstream, while for the intermediate region, the solution is obtained by employing interpolating polynomials. Consideration is given to flows having Reynolds number of 100 and 1000. The results are compared to those for a slender uniform cylinder obtained by Seban and Bond [1], Glauert and Lighthill [2], and Curle [3].