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Hi folks,
According to Bernoulli’s principle, an increase of speed will be accompanied by a decrease in static pressure. However, Bernoulli’s law only pertains to flows without any external energy being added (or removed). That’s why I do not understand why Bernoulli can be used to explain the Magnus effect. If a clockwise rotating cylinder (Flettner-Rotor) is moved through the air from right to left (i.e. free stream direction is from left to right), this will cause the flow on the upper site (free stream velocity + rotation) to be faster than on the lower site (free stream velocity - rotation). More importantly, an upward lifting force acting on the turning cylinder can be observed. All books / internet sites I checked so far explain the lifting effect by Bernoulli’s law (faster flow on the upper site of the cylinder causes a drop in static pressure and hence lift). However, I don’t see why Bernoulli applies here as the rotation of the cylinder means to add additional energy to the free stream and thus should not lead to a reduced static pressure, should it? Therefore, I would be very grateful for any advice why the Magnus effect can be explained with Bernoulli’s law. Thank you Mikki |
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