Average friction coefficient Calculator

✖Reynolds number(x) at a distance X from the leading edge.ⓘ Reynolds Number(x) [Re_x]

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✖The Average Friction Coefficient is the average value of the relative ease of initiating or sustaining relative motion between two, usually solid, bodies that are being pressed together.ⓘ Average friction coefficient [C_fL]

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Average friction coefficient Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Average Friction Coefficient = 1.328*Reynolds Number(x)^(-0.5)
C_fL = 1.328*Re_x^(-0.5)
This formula uses 2 Variables

Variables Used

Average Friction Coefficient - The Average Friction Coefficient is the average value of the relative ease of initiating or sustaining relative motion between two, usually solid, bodies that are being pressed together.
Reynolds Number(x) - Reynolds number(x) at a distance X from the leading edge.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Reynolds Number(x): 8.314 --> No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

C_fL = 1.328*Re_x^(-0.5) --> 1.328*8.314^(-0.5)

Evaluating ... ...

C_fL = 0.460567262744703

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.460567262744703 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.460567262744703 ≈ 0.460567 <-- Average Friction Coefficient

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Average friction coefficient Formula

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Average Friction Coefficient = 1.328*Reynolds Number(x)^(-0.5)
C_fL = 1.328*Re_x^(-0.5)

What is external flow

In fluid mechanics, external flow is such a flow that boundary layers develop freely, without constraints imposed by adjacent surfaces. Accordingly, there will always exist a region of the flow outside the boundary layer in which velocity, temperature, and/or concentration gradients are negligible. It can be defined as the flow of a fluid around a body that is completely submerged in it.

An example includes fluid motion over a flat plate (inclined or parallel to the free stream velocity) and flow over curved surfaces such as a sphere, cylinder, airfoil, or turbine blade, air flowing around an airplane and water flowing around the submarines.

How to Calculate Average friction coefficient?

Average friction coefficient calculator uses Average Friction Coefficient = 1.328*Reynolds Number(x)^(-0.5) to calculate the Average Friction Coefficient, Average friction coefficient formula is defined as a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the frictional force between a fluid and a solid surface, typically used to analyze the flow over a flat plate, providing a crucial parameter in understanding the drag forces and heat transfer in various engineering applications. Average Friction Coefficient is denoted by C_fL symbol.

How to calculate Average friction coefficient using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Average friction coefficient, enter Reynolds Number(x) (Re_x) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Average friction coefficient calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.460567 = 1.328*8.314^(-0.5).

FAQ

What is Average friction coefficient?

Average friction coefficient formula is defined as a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the frictional force between a fluid and a solid surface, typically used to analyze the flow over a flat plate, providing a crucial parameter in understanding the drag forces and heat transfer in various engineering applications and is represented as C_fL = 1.328*Re_x^(-0.5) or Average Friction Coefficient = 1.328*Reynolds Number(x)^(-0.5). Reynolds number(x) at a distance X from the leading edge.

How to calculate Average friction coefficient?

Average friction coefficient formula is defined as a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the frictional force between a fluid and a solid surface, typically used to analyze the flow over a flat plate, providing a crucial parameter in understanding the drag forces and heat transfer in various engineering applications is calculated using Average Friction Coefficient = 1.328*Reynolds Number(x)^(-0.5). To calculate Average friction coefficient, you need Reynolds Number(x) (Re_x). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Reynolds Number(x) and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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