On the numerical computation of the optimum profile in Stokes flow
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- 28 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 65 (3) , 513-515
Abstract
The body of given volume with the smallest drag in Stokes flow is obtained by making use of theoretical results due to Pironneau. A suitable family of solutions of the Stokes equations is used and the no-slip condition is expressed numerically by a technique of quadratic minimization. We find that the drag on this optimal body is 0·95425 times the drag on the sphere of equal volume.Keywords
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- On optimum profiles in Stokes flowJournal of Fluid Mechanics, 1973