Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 9, Problem 67P
A steel sphere of 0.25 in. diameter has a velocity of 200 ft/s at an altitude of 30,000 ft in the U.S. Standard Atmosphere. Calculate the drag force on this sphere.
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