The drag characteristics of seven different cable designs were measured
using the force balance in the John J. Harper Wind Tunnel at Georgia Tech.
Each cable was mounted across the tunnel test section, so that the air flow was
perpendicular to the cable axis. Cable vibration was negligible. The drag of a
smooth one-inch pipe was also measured, and compared with theoretical
predictions based on Stokes flow over an infinite circular cylinder. The tunnel
speed was varied from 15fps to 146.7fps. The pipe drag data confirmed the
accuracy of the measurements, since they matched theoretical predictions
well. For each cable, measurements were made twice at each speed. This
confirmed that the measurements were repeatable with good precision. The
Oval cables were found to have the lowest drag coefficients.
%0 Journal Article
%1 kim1992fluid
%A Kim, Jai-Moo
%A Funk, Robert
%A Komerath, Narayanan
%D 1992
%K Cable TWISTED
%T FLUID DYNAMICS OF TWISTED CABLES
PHASE II: DRAG
%X The drag characteristics of seven different cable designs were measured
using the force balance in the John J. Harper Wind Tunnel at Georgia Tech.
Each cable was mounted across the tunnel test section, so that the air flow was
perpendicular to the cable axis. Cable vibration was negligible. The drag of a
smooth one-inch pipe was also measured, and compared with theoretical
predictions based on Stokes flow over an infinite circular cylinder. The tunnel
speed was varied from 15fps to 146.7fps. The pipe drag data confirmed the
accuracy of the measurements, since they matched theoretical predictions
well. For each cable, measurements were made twice at each speed. This
confirmed that the measurements were repeatable with good precision. The
Oval cables were found to have the lowest drag coefficients.
@article{kim1992fluid,
abstract = {The drag characteristics of seven different cable designs were measured
using the force balance in the John J. Harper Wind Tunnel at Georgia Tech.
Each cable was mounted across the tunnel test section, so that the air flow was
perpendicular to the cable axis. Cable vibration was negligible. The drag of a
smooth one-inch pipe was also measured, and compared with theoretical
predictions based on Stokes flow over an infinite circular cylinder. The tunnel
speed was varied from 15fps to 146.7fps. The pipe drag data confirmed the
accuracy of the measurements, since they matched theoretical predictions
well. For each cable, measurements were made twice at each speed. This
confirmed that the measurements were repeatable with good precision. The
Oval cables were found to have the lowest drag coefficients.},
added-at = {2021-04-01T23:56:22.000+0200},
author = {Kim, Jai-Moo and Funk, Robert and Komerath, Narayanan},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b0128ad2d13b038144729d76b342f468/ceps},
interhash = {2b20f6028a95f2baaa8ae07d04550c1c},
intrahash = {b0128ad2d13b038144729d76b342f468},
keywords = {Cable TWISTED},
timestamp = {2023-12-20T17:22:44.000+0100},
title = {FLUID DYNAMICS OF TWISTED CABLES
PHASE II: DRAG},
year = 1992
}