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The amount of lift generated in the flow over a cylinder is __________(a) Infinity(b) Positive lift(c) Negative lift(d) No liftI got this question in examination.Question is from Nonlifting Flow over Cylinder topic in chapter Inviscid & Incompressible Flow of Aerodynamics |
Answer» RIGHT choice is (d) No lift To explain I WOULD say: The pressure distribution over the top of the cylinder is EXACTLY BALANCED the lower of the cylinder and also, the pressure distribution over the front of the cylinder is balanced by the pressure over the back of the cylinder and HENCE no lift is generated. |
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