On the Cyclist's Drag Crisis

Journal Article (2019)
Author(s)

W. Terra (TU Delft - Aerodynamics)

A. Sciacchitano (TU Delft - Aerodynamics)

F. Scarano (TU Delft - Flow Physics and Technology)

Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
Copyright
© 2019 W. Terra, A. Sciacchitano, F. Scarano
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.28985/jsc.v8i2.496
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Copyright
© 2019 W. Terra, A. Sciacchitano, F. Scarano
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
Issue number
2
Volume number
8
Pages (from-to)
57-58
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Abstract

The distribution of the critical velocity (point of minimum aerodynamic drag) is determined along the body of a time-trial cyclist by flow measurement in the model's near-wake.