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Drag-force fluctuation on a cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

R. Shedden  and
S. P. Lin
R. Shedden
Affiliation:
Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York 13676
S. P. Lin
Affiliation:
Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York 13676
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Abstract

The drag force acting on a circular cylinder fluctuating erratically in a viscous fluid is measured with a laser–cantilever force transducer. The experimental results compare very well with the theory.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 127 , February 1983 , pp. 443 - 452
Copyright
© 1983 Cambridge University Press

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