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Re: Aerodynamics

To: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
Subject: Re: Aerodynamics
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:19:36 -0800
Since a rain drop is travelling rather slowly, wouldn't it be a 
different configuration at high speed?

Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC

DrMayf wrote:
> RE: AerodynamicsWell, I am gonna try and take some high speed pix of a falling
> rain drop. Since I live in Pahrump, it might take a while to actually find a
> rain drop. I have my wife sit on the tall ladder while I try and capture one
> from an eyedropper. Will try colored water, alcohol, motor oil or? I do think
> that the shape changes some but probably only aorund it's terminal velocity.
> If I use a sphere as the shape, then I can get a Drag coefficient and
> calculate the speed and the distance it needs to fall for max speed. Stay
> tuned...
> 
> mayf

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