EFFECT OF SURFACE AREA ON AIR FRICTION Design Background Information: Air resistance‚ also called drag‚ is the forces that are in opposition to the relative motion of an object through the air. Drag forces act opposite to the oncoming flow velocity. Size and shape are the two factors that affect air resistance. Air resistance depends on the surface area‚ so‚ as the surface area increases‚ the air resistance increases. When an object is falling‚ air resistance acts to push it back up. This is
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The St Venant Equations Dr P A Sleigh Dr I M Goodwill School of Civil Engineering‚ University of Leeds March 2000 1 THE DERIVATION OF THE CONTINUITY EQUATION ...........................................................................................1 2 THE DERIVATION OF THE DYNAMIC OR MOMENTUM EQUATION. ...............................................................2 3 THE SOLUTION OF THE ST VENANT EQUATIONS ...................................................................
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Since there are many different definitions of handedness‚ the results of my experiment could be significantly affected by my choice. For the definition that I will use in this case‚ handedness is the hand that one prefers and performs better in use. Because the two most common definitions were the hand that one prefers‚ or the hand that one prefers to use‚ I made my own definition of combining together. In this experiment‚ handedness has to match both of the conditions of preference and performance
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Fluid Mechanics 3-Aerofoil Lab Report Introduction This report aims to investigate the effect the angle of attack of an aerofoil has on the air flow around it. This was done by recording the lift and drag forces the aerofoil experienced when positioned at different angles of attack. The experimental lift force the aerofoil experienced when positioned at different angles of attack was then compared with theoretical values. An attempt was made to explain any discrepancies
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Fluid Report 2 In the derivation of Bernoulli’s equation‚ the assumption of the inviscid and incompressible flow is used. However in the real case‚ the viscosity cannot be neglect and the density of the flow is not always constant. Thus Bernoulli’s equation is not always correct. For the lab‚ it is reasonable to assume the flow is inviscid and incompressible. Firstly‚ the pitot was placed at the center of the flow. The skin friction (effect of viscosity) is inversely proportional to distance
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Introduction to Fluid Mechanics School of Civil Engineering‚ University of Leeds. CIVE1400 FLUID MECHANICS Dr Andrew Sleigh May 2001 Table of Contents 0. 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 CONTENTS OF THE MODULE Objectives: Consists of: Specific Elements: Books: Other Teaching Resources. Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics System of units The SI System of units Example: Units 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 9 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FLUIDS MECHANICS AND FLUID PROPERTIES Objectives of this section Fluids Causes
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Experimental Errors and Uncertainty No physical quantity can be measured with perfect certainty; there are always errors in any measurement. This means that if we measure some quantity and‚ then‚ repeat the measurement‚ we will almost certainly measure a different value the second time. How‚ then‚ can we know the “true” value of a physical quantity? The short answer is that we can’t. However‚ as we take greater care in our measurements and apply ever more refined experimental methods‚ we can reduce
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Part One: The friction model is the idea that there are various sources that work together to keep policies in place so that the status quo prevails for extended periods of time. There are many different players within the friction model that try to help protect the status quo‚ but other ideas that try to go against the model and change it. The friction model has a head start as it is much easier to protect the status quo than to change it. A major problem policy changer’s face is lack of attention
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PRAXIS Semester 1 Fluid Mechanics Lab Report Contents Objective 3 Theory 3 Experimental Method 4 Equipment needed for this experiment 4 Procedure 4 Results 5 Discussion of Results 6 Sources of errors 8 Conclusions 8 References 8 Objective The objective of performing this experiment is to measure the hydrostatic force on a partially submerged vertical surface and to compare the force found in the experiment to the theoretical equivalents. Theory A submerged body will
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negligible loses‚ 3 standard flanged 90 smooth elbows (KL = 0.3 each)‚ and a sharp-edged exit (KL = 1.0). We choose points 1 and 2 at the free surfaces of the river and the tank‚ respectively. We note that the fluid at both points is open to the atmosphere (and thus P1 = P2 = Patm)‚ and the fluid velocity is 6 ft/s at point 1 and zero at point 2 (V1 = 6 ft/s and V2 =0). We take the free surface of the river as the reference level (z1 = 0). Then the energy equation for a control volume between these two
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