Chapter 11 EXTERNAL FLOW: DRAG AND LIFT
Solution We are to define the frontal area of a body and discuss its appliions. ... A tennis ball is a blunt body (unless the velocity is very low and we have "creeping flow"). Discussion In creeping flow, the streamlines align themselves with the shape of any body – this is a much different regime than our normal experiences with flows in air and water. A lowdrag body shape in ...