Mechanism of drag reduction by dimples on a sphere

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Choi, Jin ^a   Jeon, Woo Pyung ^a   Choi, Haecheon ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; SPHERES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIMPLES; DRAG REDUCTION; FLOW SEPARATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STREAMWISE VELOCITY;

DRAG;

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; SPHERES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33745623698     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2191848     Document Type: Article

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