Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

Discussion

A body has a friction drag of \( 80 \) N and a pressure drag of \( 320 \) N. The proportion of its total drag that is pressure drag is

  • A.80 per cent
  • B.20 per cent
  • C.50 per cent
  • D.25 per cent

Answer: A

The total is \( 80 + 320 = 400 \) N, so pressure drag is \( 320/400 = 0.80 \), that is eighty per cent. A split this heavily weighted towards pressure drag is characteristic of a bluff body with a large separated wake.

No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…

Post your comment

Please log in or register to post a comment.