Table 1.
Normalized lift LN equations for different lift-generating systems.
Figure 1.
Coefficients for a rotating cylinder.
Lift to drag ratio, L/D, standard lift coefficient, CL, and normalized lift, LN, (all dimensionless ratios), plotted against spin parameter (uT/v∞) for a rotating cylinder in Magnus effect. Data from Reid (1924).
Table 2.
Morphometric data, reported standard lift coefficients, and calculated normalized lift values (air density is assumed to be 1.2 kg m−3).