drag coefficient
Americannoun
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When calculating how much force moving air imparts on a moving object—called drag—physicists use a term called the drag coefficient.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022
When air flow transitions from turbulent to laminar flow, the drag coefficient rises rapidly.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022
Mercedes claims the 0.20 drag coefficient as the best in the world.
From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2021
Table 5.2 Drag Coefficient Values Typical values of drag coefficient C .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Moving through water is powerful, he added, because the resistance, or drag coefficient, is 12 times what it is in air and works on the body in all directions.
From Reuters ● Jun. 9, 2014
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