"the most important unsolved problem of classical physics." - Richard Feynman
"Before I die, I hope that someone will explain quantum mechanics to me. After I die, I hope that God will explain turbulence to me." - Werner Heisenberg
Actually, it probably is, when the flow is separated the drag increases and turbulent flow separates later than laminar flow would. That's why golf balls have dimples, to make the flow turbulent.
"the most important unsolved problem of classical physics." - Richard Feynman
"Before I die, I hope that someone will explain quantum mechanics to me. After I die, I hope that God will explain turbulence to me." - Werner Heisenberg
doubleja 1 month ago
@RobotechMacrossGame Yes, i ment C_D.
NoctumDeVir 1 year ago
@SlavaVB It depends on the Reynolds number. For a sphere there's a
range in R, where the drag is minimum (drag crisis regime)
NoctumDeVir 1 year ago
what's the music? :)
ertyqwer 1 year ago
Actually, it probably is, when the flow is separated the drag increases and turbulent flow separates later than laminar flow would. That's why golf balls have dimples, to make the flow turbulent.
stay1or 2 years ago
doesnt it seem as if the turbulence is actually reducing the drag here?
SlavaVB 3 years ago