The pressure coefficient (Cp) for a cylinder is a dimensionless quantity used in fluid dynamics to describe the pressure distribution around a circular cylinder exposed to a fluid flow, such as air or water. It provides valuable information about the aerodynamic or hydrodynamic forces acting on the cylinder.
- Cp is the coefficient of pressure
- Γ is the circulation
- R is the radius of the inner
- V∞ is the freestream velocity