Flow over Bicycle and variation of Drag co-efficient with Drag forces
%program to calculate the drag force over a bicycle
clc
clear all
close all
%density
rho=1.225;
%velocity
v=[1:60];
%Area for a cyclist(Hoods) (sourced from internet)
A=0.32;
%Drag co efficient for a cyclist(Hoods)(sourced from internet)
Cd=0.88;
Drag_force=0.5*rho*A*v.^2*Cd;
plot(Drag_force,v)
xlabel(\'Velocity\')
ylabel(\'Drag Force\')
grid on;
%program to document various Cd values and plot against drag force
clc
close all
clear all
%density
rho=1.225;
%velocity
v=20;
%Area
A=0.02;
%Drag co efficients
Cd=[1.28 1.14 0.295 0.07 0.045]
%Cd of flat plate=1.28
%Cd of Prism=1.14
%Cd of bullet=0.295
%Cd of sphere=0.07
%Cd of Airfoil=0.045
%Drag force
drag_force=0.5*Cd.*v^2*A*rho
plot(drag_force,Cd)
xlabel(\'dragforce\')
ylabel(\'Drag coefficient\')
grid on;