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162                        AERODYNAMICS OF HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES

             100

                      Stokes flow




              10


            C a
                                                                          Turbulent
                                              Laminar separation  Critical Re  separation
             1.0







             0.1
               10 -1  100 0    10 1    10 2    10 3     10 4    10 5    10 6    10 7
                                                 Re
                        Figure A3.9 Variation of C d with Re for a Long Cylinder






















                             Figure A3.10 Separated Flow Past a Flat Plate












                             Figure A3.11 Flow Past a Streamlined Body
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