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Old   August 20, 2013, 11:35
Question Drag force calculation in FLUENT
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I know that the general formula for the drag equation using by FLUENT is
Cd=2Fd/p*V^2*A

What I want to ask is how the software calculate the drag force (Fd).

Can someone explain for me?
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