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NAVY DEPARTMENT
STHE DAVID W. TAYLOR MODEL BASIN
AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY
Aj WASHINGTON 7, DC.
by
Thomas J. Schmitt
DDC
iI •[SEP '22 1964
DDC.IRA C
Relative Wind N
Top View
7
Position-
Plane of Symmetry of Body
Center of Rotation
NApproximate C. G°
of Body Position
Moment Moment
Force Force Coefficient
Coefficient in pound-feet
Axis in pounds
2 (rolling) CL = LS/qvH1
D D (drag) CD = DS/qvH
Angular Setting
Page
NOTATION Preface
SUMMARY 1
INTRODUCTION
SUBJECTS 3
APPARATUS 3
TESTS 4
RESULTS 5
DISCUSSION 6
DRAG COEFFICIENT 8
Effect of Clothing 9
Reynolds Number Effect 9
SIDE-FORCE AND LIFT-FORCE COEFFICIENTS 10
MOMENT COEFTFICIENTS 10
REFERENCES 14
Table
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS 1
SUMMARY OF TEST DYNAMIC PRESSURES WITH APPROXI-
MATE CORRESPONDING AIRSPEEDS AND REYNOLDS NUMBERS 2
Figure
PHOTOGRAPHS OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS MOUNTED IN THE
WIND TUNNEL IN THE FIVE BODY POSITIONS AND
ORIENTATION OF EACH POSITION WITH RESPECT TO
THE RELATIVE WIND 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONCLUDED)
Figure
AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY
DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN
UNITED STATES NAVY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
ON HUMAN BEINGS
by
Thomas J. Schmitt
SUMMARY
An investigation was conducted in the Taylor Model
Basin 8- by 10-foot subsonic, atmospheric Wind Tunnel 2 to
determine the drag coefficient of man. Tests were made at
sevei0a). yaw angles with subjects of various sizes in five
body positions: standing, sitting, supine, and two squat
positions. Data were obtained for the subjects in both the
INTRODUCTION
(Reference 2),
30 July 1952, and advance copies of net force and moment data
tions
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SUBJECTS
Sixteen male subjects were utilized in this inves-
APPARATUS
through le.
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Basin.
It was the practice during a test run for the subject to hold
TESTS
in Figure 1.
dynamic pressures of 1.0, 9.0, and 26.0 pounds per square foot.
subjects at 43.0, 50.0, 58.0, and 66.0 pounds per square foot.
The approximate corresponding airspeeds and Reynolds numbers
for the nude tests. For both clothing conditions the subjects
RESULTS
into two groups, each containing eight men. This report con-
6 through 10.
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to the data. The support strut was shielded for all body
positions to eliminate this source of tare. No feasible
method was devised for determining the tare effect of the body
DISCUSSION
Previous studies concerning drag of the human body,
as summarized in Reference 4. were limited by the extent and
type of information available, Primarily this information
consisted of the free-fall velocity of a parachutist, from
which a drag coefficient based on an estimated frontal area
was determined. To avoid limiting the usefulness and scope
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cussion.
ficients.
body profiles are presented to the wind stream for the stand-
lent agreement between the drag coefficients for the two body
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Aerodynamics Laboratory
David Taylor Model Basin
Washington, D. C.
January 1954
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APPENDIX
Body
Position x in feet y in feet
M G = MOR + (xcos T) L - yD
NOG = NOR + (x sin T) D + (x cos T) Y
C= 4 OR - yY - (x sin T) L
The subscripts CG and CR refer to the center of
APPENDIX (CONTINUED)
Standing Position
M CG = MOR - (0.03 cos T) L - 0.74 D
NG = NCR - (0.03 sin T) D - (0.03 cOs ') Y
Sitting Position
NG
C= NCR + (0.17 sin T) D + (0.17 cos T) Y
= - 0.
4 0 Y - (0.17 sin 1Y)L
CG CR
Squaý 1")sition I
Squat Position 2
indicated.
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REFERENCES
1. CAA ltr dated 19 Feb 1952.
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