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Fluid-dynamic drag : practical information on aerodynamic drag and hydrodynamic resistance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoerner, Sighard F., 1906- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, WA : Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, [1965]
Subjects:
Drag (Aerodynamics)
Ship resistance.
Traînée (Aérodynamique)
Navires > Résistance.
Table of Contents:
  • General information
  • Skin-fraction drag
  • Pressure drag
  • Wind forces on structures
  • Surface irregularities
  • Drag of streamline shapes
  • Drag due to lift
  • Interference drag
  • Internal-flow systems
  • Hydrodynamic drag
  • Water-borne craft
  • Land-borne vehicles
  • Aircraft components
  • Complete aircraft
  • Influence of compressibility
  • At transonic speeds
  • At supersonic speeds
  • Drag at hypersonic speeds
  • Drag at high speeds affected by viscosity and rarefaction
  • Various practical results.