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Old   May 13, 2014, 11:27
Question Flow around sphere using 2D axisymmetric
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Hi all,

I have a small question using 2D axisymmetry.
When simulating following problem in FLUENT, do I need to multiply the drag by factor 2 because I'm working with half a sphere? Or is the drag output from FLUENT already for a full sphere?
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