Abstract
Aerodynamics is basicly the pressure interaction between a body and the surrounding air, see Figure 1. The body can be stationary in a flowfield, i.e. in a windtunnel (Figure 2) or the body moves in still or unsteady air (Figure 3). In sport aerodynamics the athlete will encounter various forces and a graphical overview is given in Figure 4.
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Nørstrud, H. (2008). Basic Aerodynamics. In: Nørstrud, H. (eds) Sport Aerodynamics. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 506. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-89297-8_1
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