A foil is a solid object with a shape such that when placed in a moving fluid at a suitable angle of attack the lift (force generated perpendicular to...
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Foil (fluid mechanics) Airfoil, a foil operating in air Hydrofoil, a foil operating in water Parafoil, a non-rigid airfoil, inflated during use Foil bearing...
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topical guide to fluid dynamics: In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the...
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Lift (force) (redirect from Lift (fluid mechanics))
of modern aerodynamics. Drag coefficient Flow separation Fluid dynamics Foil (fluid mechanics) Küssner effect Lift-to-drag ratio Lifting-line theory Spoiler...
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Lift coefficient (category Dimensionless numbers of fluid mechanics)
density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area. A lifting body is a foil or a complete foil-bearing body such as a fixed-wing...
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Bernoulli's principle (redirect from Total pressure (fluids))
fluid Hydraulics – applied fluid mechanics for liquids Navier–Stokes equations – for the flow of a viscous fluid Teapot effect Terminology in fluid dynamics...
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In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack exceeds its critical value. The critical angle...
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needed for some specialized scientific research applications. Foil bearings are a type of fluid dynamic air bearing that were introduced in high speed turbine...
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Magnus effect (category Fluid dynamics)
(2014). Fluid Mechanics of Cricket Ball Swing. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society....
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