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Wave drag on asymmetric bodies

Wave drag on asymmetric bodies

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Wave drag on asymmetric bodies

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Wave drag on asymmetric bodies

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Journal of fluid mechanics, 2019-11, Vol.878, p.147-168

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English

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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An asymmetric body with a sharp leading edge and a rounded trailing edge produces a smaller wave disturbance moving forwards than backwards, and this is reflected in the wave drag coefficient. This experimental fact is not captured by Michell’s theory for wave drag (Michell
Lond. Edinb. Dubl. Phil. Mag. J. Sci.
, vol. 45 (272), 1898, pp. 106–...

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Wave drag on asymmetric bodies

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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02323046v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02323046v1

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ISSN

0022-1120

E-ISSN

1469-7645

DOI

10.1017/jfm.2019.638

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