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Kutta-Joukowski theorem

Kutta-Joukowski theorem proper noun: a fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

Proper noun

the Kutta-Joukowski theorem

  1. A fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

Origin of Kutta-Joukowski theorem

Named after Martin Wilhelm Kutta and Nikolai Zhukovsky (Joukowski), who developed its key ideas in the early 20th century.

Questions about Kutta-Joukowski theorem

What does Kutta-Joukowski theorem mean?
Kutta-Joukowski theorem means a fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.
What part of speech is Kutta-Joukowski theorem?
Kutta-Joukowski theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Kutta-Joukowski theorem in the dictionary

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