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  2. Bernoulli's principle - Wikipedia

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    Bernoulli's principle is a key concept in fluid dynamics that relates pressure, density, speed and height. Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in the speed of a parcel of fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in either the pressure or the height above a datum. [ 1 ] :

  3. Airfoil - Wikipedia

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    The air deflected by an airfoil causes it to generate a lower-pressure "shadow" above and behind itself. This pressure difference is accompanied by a velocity difference, via Bernoulli's principle, so the resulting flowfield about the airfoil has a higher average velocity on the upper surface than on the lower surface. [5]

  4. Foil (fluid mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    If the fluid is a gas, the foil is called an airfoil or aerofoil, ... This pressure difference is accompanied by a velocity difference, via Bernoulli's principle, ...

  5. Lift (force) - Wikipedia

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    Producing a lift force requires both downward turning of the flow and changes in flow speed consistent with Bernoulli's principle. Each of the simplified explanations given above in Simplified physical explanations of lift on an airfoil falls short by trying to explain lift in terms of only one or the other, thus explaining only part of the ...

  6. History of aerodynamics - Wikipedia

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    In his 1738 publication Hydrodynamica, Daniel Bernoulli described a fundamental relationship between pressure, velocity, and density, now termed Bernoulli's principle, which provides one method of explaining lift. Aerodynamics work throughout the 19th century sought to achieve heavier-than-air flight.

  7. Venturi effect - Wikipedia

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    In other carburetors ambient air pressure can be fed to the float bowl, in which case the effect comes from Bernoulli's principle. Cylinder heads in piston engines have multiple Venturi areas like the valve seat and the port entrance, although these are not part of the design intent, merely a byproduct and any venturi effect is without specific ...

  8. High-speed flight - Wikipedia

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    Subsonic aerodynamic theory also assumes the effects of viscosity (the property of a fluid that tends to prevent motion of one part of the fluid with respect to another) are negligible, and classifies air as an ideal fluid, conforming to the principles of ideal-fluid aerodynamics such as continuity, Bernoulli's principle, and circulation. In ...

  9. Aerodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, Bernoulli's equation is a solution in one dimension to both the momentum and energy conservation equations. The ideal gas law or another such equation of state is often used in conjunction with these equations to form a determined system that allows the solution for the unknown variables.