Drag Force for Bluff Bodies Calculator

The Drag Force for Bluff Bodies formula is defined as the function of Drag force, frontal area, density of fluid and free stream velocity. The force exerted on a solid body moving in relation to a fluid by the fluid's movement is known as a drag force. For instance, drag on a moving ship or drag on a flying jet. As a result, a drag force is a resistance created by a body moving through a fluid such as water or air. Drag is generated by the difference in velocity between the solid object and the fluid. There must be motion between the object and the fluid. If there is no motion, there is no drag. It makes no difference whether the object moves through a static fluid or whether the fluid moves past a static solid object and is represented as F_D = (C_D*A*ρ_Fluid*(u_∞^2))/2 or Drag Force = (Drag Coefficient*Frontal Area*Density of Fluid*(Free Stream Velocity^2))/2. Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or water, Frontal Area of the body exposed to the flow, for a cylinder, is the product of diameter and length, Density of Fluid is defined as the mass of fluid per unit volume of the said fluid & Free Stream Velocity is defined as at some distance above the boundary the velocity reaches a constant value that is free stream velocity.