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December 10, 2008, 15:32	Calculation of Drag Coefficient manually	#1
PRASHANT GHADGE Guest Posts: n/a	In a given 2-D geometry, which area does fluent considers for the calculation of Drag Coefficient? I am solving for the drag of an ellipse. Fluent gives the value of Drag Coefficient directly. But how do we know the area considered by fluent?

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