A subset of [tag:fluid-dynamics] concerning primarily forces such as lift and drag generated on bodies as they move through gasses or as gasses move through the body (typically air).
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Disconnected aileron/surface deflection in terms of speed?
Would a disconnected surface, especially aileron, deflect upwards as you slow down due to increased alpha? I figure out it is more likely to deflect upwards as you increase your airspeed, thus having ...
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Bicycle Wheel Drag in Slipstream
I was recently driving behind a car that had a bicycle mounted on a carrier over the rear bumper.
The bicycle wheels were not bound so they were rotating in the slip-stream of the car.
I wonder, the ...
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How should holes in a Tesla turbine look like?
I think of building a Tesla turbine out of old hard drives.
Now I wonder how to cut ventilation holes in the platters.
On the internet there are a lot of different attempts on that matter. A lot of ...
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Inefficiency Comparison of Car Air Conditioning vs. Open Windows
On a recent long, hot journey in Spain, I was pondering which was the most efficient way of cooling the car. Which of these would be the most effective?
Switching on the air conditioning, thereby ...
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Why can't supersonic planes “just fly higher” to go faster while maintaining cost?
First post to this site, and I've got at most a high school background in physics - I really appreciate any answer, but I may not be able to follow you if you're too advanced.
I suppose this goes for ...
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Why is it hard to breathe when cycling against the wind?
Sometimes when I bicycle against hard wind, I find it difficult to breathe. Others I have discussed it with have also noticed this effect.
A possible related phenomenon that I heard from an ...
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Why don't Turbojet engines use the De Laval Nozzle?
Why don't Turbojet engines use the De Laval Nozzle?
In fact, it seems that in a typical turbojet, the output nozzle contracts, not expands.
As the temperature of exhaust gases is high -- it should ...
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Turbulence forming between the coaches of rail
is there any specific reason why rail coaches are connected by a rubber sheet; not of any other material ?
I watched a documentary on trains (Discovery Channel) which said it connecting coaches by ...
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Control cable failure and critical flutter speed margin?
I'm a private pilot, and I have some questions to those who have knowledge of the aeroelastic effects and flutter phenomenon. I would like to talk a little about aerodynamic flutter onset speed and ...
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What kind of shape has the lowest flutter wind speed?
What kind of shape has the lowest flutter wind speed and is the most unstable?
I mean for rigid body.
Thanks
Yes, I know many factors affect the flutter in a MSD system (for rigid body), however ...
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effect of internal forces to a glider's descent
This is a continuation of a previous question, with more thinking applied, thanks to a helpful comment.
Imagine a glider is airborne in a breezeless sky. The glider is 3 KM high, is traveling at 100 ...
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propeller flying physics for the layman
I'm starting a (quad?)copter build, and i can find plenty of knowledge about stabilizing the craft and things related to gyroscopy.
but there's absolutely zero information on things that help me ...
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What happens to a delta-wing plane when it's nose is tilted away from the line of motion 30 to 45 degrees horizontally?
Consider a delta-wing plane whose wing spread angle is 61 degrees (the plane looks like a flying equilateral triangle). What would happen if a cross-wind hits it, so that the direction of motion ...
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Is the free-stream pressure the static or total pressure of the free-stream?
Is the free-stream presure $P_\infty$ the static pressure of the freestream or the total pressure?
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Torque required to spin a disk along its diameter
How would I calculate (or simulate) this? I am only interested in the aerodynamic drag caused by the surface moving, not any other forces.
As far as I know, the only variables needed are the drag ...
