The maximum velocity for non-lifting flow over a cylinder refers to the highest velocity of the fluid flow around the cylinder when there is no lift force being generated. In other words, it’s the maximum flow velocity that occurs along the surface of the cylinder in a situation where the cylinder is not producing any significant lift.
- V represents the maximum velocity of the fluid flow at a specific point on the surface of the cylinder.
- V∞ is the free-stream velocity, which represents the uniform velocity of the fluid far away from any disturbances.
- Γ is the circulation, which represents the total angular momentum or vorticity associated with the vortex flow around the cylinder.
- R is the radius of the cylinder.