Student name: Jesus David pinto Arrieta

Example 1. Air at 40 °C and 101.325 kPa absolute pressure flows past a sphere
having a diameter 0.50 mm at a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the drag coefficiente
(CD ) and the force (FD ) on the sphere?
the results of the exercise are shown below in a table made in Excel

Air at 40 °C and 101.325 kPa absolute pressure flows past a sphere

having a diameter 0.50 mm at a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the drag coefficiente (CD
)
and the force (FD
) on the sphere?

Air at 40 °C and 101.325 kPa absolute pressure flows past a sphere

having a diameter 0.50 mm at a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the drag coefficiente (CD
)
and the force (FD
) on the sphere?

V∗D∗density
the first thing to do is calculate the Reynolds (re= ) then since the
u
sphericide is 1 then we calculate cd with the following formula ( cd=
24 b c
ℜ ( 1+ A∗ℜ ) + ¿
d
(
1+ ℜ )
cd∗ap∗density∗v 2
finally we calculate fd. fd=( 2 )
Example 2. Water at 30 °C is flowing past a long cylinder at a velocity of 1.5 m/s in
a
large tunnel. The axis of the cylinder is perpendicular to the direction of flow. The
diameter of cylinder is 0.10 m and the length is 1.0 m. What is the force (FD
) per length on the cylinder?

Air at 40 °C and 101.325 kPa absolute pressure flows past a sphere

having a diameter 0.50 mm at a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the drag coefficiente (CD
)
and the force (FD
) on the sphere?

as the reynolds was very large the cd is constant. all calculations were made in
Excel.
the first thing to do is calculate the equivalent diameter
 6∗volum 13
dE=( )
π

then we calculate the Reynolds number

V∗De∗density
(re= )
u
as the reynold is high the cd is 1,1
then we calculate fd

cd∗ap∗density∗v 2
. fd= ( 2 )
Ap=( d∗h )
Example 3.
A fireplace of a restaurant having a lengh of 5.0 m and a diameter of 0.5m. A windy
day the fireplace is exposed to a maximun wind of 50 m/s at 35 c and 101,325 kpa.
What is the drag coeficiente (cd) and the forcé (fd) on the fireplace, if the cylinder
is placed in form vertical? Repeat the calculations for a cylinder placed in
horizontal form.
data
temperature 35 celcius
pressure 101,325 kpa
diameter 0,5 m
density 1,1463 kg/m^3
viscosity 1,89E-05 pa/s
velocity 50 m/s
length 5 m
volum 0,9817477 m^3
d.Equiva 1,23310604 m
reynolds 3,75E+06
cd 0,33
ap 2,5 m^2
fd 1182,12188 N
ap2 0,19634954 m^2
fd2 vert 92,843635 N

as the reynolds was very large the cd is constant

the first thing to do is calculate the equivalent diameter

6∗volum 13
dE=( )
π

then we calculate the Reynolds number

V∗De∗density
(re= )
u
as the reynold is high the cd is 0,33
then we calculate fd

cd∗ap∗density∗v 2
(
. fd=
2 )
Ap vertical=d*h

d2
AP horizontal=( π* )
4
as the speed value is high the force value is also high since they are directly
proportional For fd2 a projected area equal to that of a circle was calculated and
replaced in the formula of fd with the same values used for vertical.