66
Direction of flow
~
o
w
Shape
circle
ellipse
rectangle
circular
cylinder
rectangular
plate
sphere
2 Water at Rest and in Motion
Inertia coefficient C m
2
1 + 12 a
a
h
0 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0
~b(Cm-1) 1.01.361.511.701.98
I
d 1.2 2.5 5.0 9.0
(Cm-I) 0.62 0.780.900.96
b
a
1.0 2.0 5.0 8.0
1t~ (Cm-I) 0.58 0.760.900.93
w < < band w < < a
1.5
Fig. 2.29: Inertia coefficient for various shapes (adapted from various sources)
Direction of flow
~
o
w
Shape
circle
ellipse
rectangle
circular
cylinder
rectangular
plate
sphere
2 Water at Rest and in Motion
Inertia coefficient C m
2
1 + 12 a
a
h
0 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0
~b(Cm-1) 1.01.361.511.701.98
I
d 1.2 2.5 5.0 9.0
(Cm-I) 0.62 0.780.900.96
b
a
1.0 2.0 5.0 8.0
1t~ (Cm-I) 0.58 0.760.900.93
w < < band w < < a
1.5
Fig. 2.29: Inertia coefficient for various shapes (adapted from various sources)