Fig:5 Newton's second law of motion applied Coanda effect
It is just Newton's second law of motion applied along a fluid streamline (Fig:5) Some people applied it incorrectly and caused confusion. And this surface – the same argument indicates that this should produce an incredible amount of lift, as shown in Fig:4.įig:4 According to the equal time argument, both these surfaces should produce a lift force: the second surface should obviously produce an incredible amount of lift forceīernoulli's equation is completely right. According to the equal time argument, this surface should also produce a lift force. Bernoulli's equation should be applied strictly along a streamline, this is illustrated in Fig:3 Fig:3 Bernoulli's equationĮven after pointing out these mistakes, if you still support this widespread myth, just take a look at this shape. The second mistake is that you cannot apply Bernoulli's equation between 2 streamlines. The 2 particles can leave for a completely different journey and may not meet in their lifetime! That is a completely absurd argument.There is no law in physics to support it. The first mistake pertains to how 2 particles starting from the same location reach the trailing edge at the same time. The equal time argument is a beautiful way to explain lift, but it’s completely wrong.
This argument more specifically is known as the “equal time argument” Fig:2 According to the Bernoulli's principle, there is more pressure at the bottom and less pressure at the top surface The difference in the pressure generates lift. This means that according to Bernoulli's principle, there is more pressure at the bottom and less pressure at the top surface(Fig:2). Since both particles should reach the trailing edge at the same time, the upper surface particles should have more velocity than the lower surface particles. This means the particles on the upper surface should travel a greater distance than the particles on the lower surface. We will also include an interesting brain teaser at the end of the article.įig:1 The airfoil and lift force production Bernoulli's principle.įirst, let's see what is the argument that uses Bernoulli's principle.įrom the shape of the airfoil it is clear that the upper surface is more curved than the lower surface. Skeptics include NASA scientists and Professor Holger Babinsky of the University of Cambridge, who, in his popular YouTube video, proved both experimentally and theoretically that the equal time argument is incorrect.Īnyway, we will approach this problem rationally and use computational fluid dynamics and experimentation to support our findings. Some textbooks point to Bernoulli’s principle, but many people reject this claim. But what is the source of this lift? Is Bernoulli's principle or Newton's third law responsible for it ? Or both the effects? What is lift force?Īn airfoil produces a lift force when fluid flows over it, this is illustrated in Fig:1.
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