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High School & University (Ages 14 +), Developing Space High School & University
An explanation of aerodynamic lift
Course Access: Lifetime
Course Overview
Lift is explained as resulting from circulation, and is not the consequence of the widely held but the erroneous equal transit time hypothesis. Both wind tunnel observations and the author’s own wing modeling in OpenFoam are used to explain what really happens. This lecture puts the Bernoulli equation in lift generation in proper perspective. The presence of lift in other atmospheres, such as found on Mars, is discussed.
Index:
- General
- Introduction
- How is lift studied
- Bernouilli’s equation
- Computer modeling of flow
- Lift is now explained
- Lift on Mars
- Models you can use
- References
- Quiz
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