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Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
CONT

Flettner rotors depend for their operation upon the "Magnus effect" ... When a cylinder spins at a sufficiently high speed in a transverse wind, the wind flow round the cylinder is unsymmetrical and a pressure is exerted on the cylinder in a direction perpendicular to the wind; thus the cylinder acts like an aerofoil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
CONT

Le bateau de l'équipe Cousteau par exemple, a repris cette idée de bateau à voile et s'est inspiré d'un principe dont la découverte remonte à 1852 : l'effet Magnus qui affirme qu'un cylindre en rotation placé dans un courant d'air subit une poussée perpendiculaire au vent. Cela a donné un navire équipé de deux impressionnantes turbo-voiles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
DEF

[Efecto que crea] una corriente perpendicular al viento relativo a fin de ocasionar sustentación en un giroavión.

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