Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > drag coefficient

drag coefficient

A dimensionless ratio of the component of force parallel to the direction of flow (drag) exerted on a body by a fluid to the kinetic energy of the fluid multiplied by a characteristic surface area of the body.

In symbols, the drag coefficient CD is

[[File:ams2001glos-De46.gif

0
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Weather
  • Category: Meteorology
  • Company: AMS
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Internet Category: Network services

Net Neutrality

A regulation recently passed by the FCC, Net Neutrality requires broadband network providers to be completely detached from the information that is ...