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Fluid Dynamics Friction Fluid Friction Forces Solid Friction

Drag refers to forces acting opposite to the relative motion of an object moving through a fluid and depends on the object's velocity. Drag force is proportional to velocity for laminar flow and velocity squared for turbulent flow. Drag forces always decrease the fluid's velocity relative to the object in its path.

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Fluid Dynamics Friction Fluid Friction Forces Solid Friction

Drag refers to forces acting opposite to the relative motion of an object moving through a fluid and depends on the object's velocity. Drag force is proportional to velocity for laminar flow and velocity squared for turbulent flow. Drag forces always decrease the fluid's velocity relative to the object in its path.

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In fluid dynamics, drag (sometimes called air resistance, a type of friction, or fluid resistance,

another type of friction or fluid friction) refers to forces acting opposite to the relative motion of any
object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid. This can exist between two fluid layers (or
surfaces) or a fluid and a solid surface. Unlike other resistive forces, such as dry friction, which are
nearly independent of velocity, drag forces depend on velocity.[1][2] Drag force is proportional to the
velocity for a laminar flow and for a squared velocity for a turbulent flow. Even though the ultimate
cause of a drag is viscous friction, the turbulent drag is independent of viscosity

[3]

Drag forces always decrease fluid velocity relative to the solid object in the fluid's path.

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