May 21, 2003 #1 Binary Mechanical May 16, 2003 247 0 0 US If I have a flat plate oriented normal to the fluid stream and then rotate it +/- 45deg, is the new force imparted onto the plate basically equal to F45 = L*cos(45)*Fnormal?
If I have a flat plate oriented normal to the fluid stream and then rotate it +/- 45deg, is the new force imparted onto the plate basically equal to F45 = L*cos(45)*Fnormal?
May 22, 2003 #2 beerginger Mechanical Mar 11, 2003 7 0 0 AU yep sounds correct to me. Upvote 0 Downvote