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Old 01-01-2010, 10:45 AM   #40 (permalink)
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I've found another paper dealing with the phenomena presented in my OP,
that is the reduction of drag on a square cylindrical prism (3D solid) "bluff
body" by placement of a separate cylinder in the up-stream airflow.

This new find has the drawing showing the hypothetical best placement of
the main body and cylinder/plate in common with the first reference. It has
different graphics though. It's biggest drawback is that other than a brief
introductory paragraph it is in Japanese.

Here it is, you can get to the document by using the PDF button in the:
Read/Search Full Text section:

CiNii- Drag Reduction of a Square Prism

OK, does anybody know which of the many web-based translators will produce
a readable Japanese to English version?
(Note: I'm not 'net/web savvy enough to extract Japanese characters out of
a PDF to input to a translator.)

Edit:
Here is a list that includes other studies which may shed light on this
phenomena, most of them are also in Japenese:

CiNii Square Prism

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