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Drag is a force acting opposite to the motion of an object in a fluid. Learn about the different types of drag, such as form drag, skin friction drag, lift-induced drag, and wave drag, and how they affect various objects and phenomena.
Learn how drag force is proportional to the square of the speed of an object in a fluid and how it affects various applications. Find out how to calculate the terminal velocity and the drag coefficient of different objects.
2 lut 2023 · Learn what drag force is, how it acts on objects moving through fluids, and how to calculate it using different equations. Explore the applications, examples, and differences of drag force and lift force.
21 lip 2022 · Drag is a vector quantity that depends on the interaction of a solid body with a fluid. Learn about the sources and factors of drag, such as skin friction, form drag, induced drag, wave drag and ram drag.
Learn how to calculate the drag force experienced by an object moving through a fluid using the drag equation, which depends on the fluid density, velocity, reference area and drag coefficient. The drag coefficient varies with the Reynolds number and the Mach number for gases.
Learn how drag force depends on velocity, shape, size, and density of an object moving in a fluid. Find out how to calculate terminal velocity and see examples of drag force applications.
Learn how pressure drag, viscous drag, and other factors affect the force on an object moving through a fluid. Explore the equation for pressure drag and its limitations, and the concept of coefficient of drag.
