Sphere Flow
Flow around a sphere
The existing view relates Reynolds number to separation, wake size, pressure distribution, and drag coefficient.
Drag coefficient versus Reynolds number
current CD 0.2711
Surface pressure coefficient
0° stagnation to 180° rear face
Flow regime
Critical flow
Set by Reynolds number
Drag coefficient
0.2711
CD
Drag force
0.13 N
Freestream load
Reynolds number
66426.61
ρVD/μ
Separation angle
63.6°
From front stagnation point
Fluid density
1.204 kg/m³
1.813020e-5 Pa·s viscosity
Wake length
0.221 m
Estimated separated region
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