Question
In the transonic regime, two objects with the same longitudinal area distribution have the same value for this quantity according to a rule named for Whitcomb. Prandtl introduced the boundary layer to explain a situation in which this quantity drops to zero for an inviscid, incompressible flow at constant velocity, called d’Alembert’s (“dah-lom-BAIRʼs”) paradox. For a sphere in at low Reynolds number flow, this quantity equals (read slowly) “six pi times dynamic viscosity times radius times flow velocity” according to Stokes’ law. When this force equals gravity for a falling object, the object has reached terminal velocity. For 10 points, name this force that opposes the movement of an object moving through a fluid. ■END■
ANSWER: drag [or wave drag or air resistance or friction]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Swarthmore B | 69 | 10 |
Lucas Shedlock (DII) | Princeton | NYU A | 69 | 10 |
Mihir Shetty (UG) | Columbia B | NYU C | 69 | 10 |
Jacob Martin (UG) | Maryland | Penn | 78 | -5 |
Nat Ku | NYU B | Rutgers | 78 | 10 |
Mary | Fordham | Delaware B | 92 | 10 |
Ivan Henneh (DII) | Rowan | Swarthmore A | 107 | -5 |
Jasmine Bao (UG) | Swarthmore A | Rowan | 107 | 10 |
Kaiden Carey (DII) | Penn | Maryland | 111 | 10 |