Air Drag in Ball Sports: A Physics Approach

Presentation

We can overlook air obstruction just when the drag force is tiny contrasted with the heaviness of the ball. In this analysis we will consider the drag force critical provided that it is above 10% of the heaviness of the ball. So assuming that the heaviness of the ball is say 100 N and the drag force is 10 N or more, then the air obstruction is critical, generally it’s not.

Physical science equation for Air Drag

Accepting that the speeds are extremely high we can utilize the v^2 reliance. Since every one of the balls are round so in the recipe for air drag we can generally take C=0.4.

F= 0.5*C*p*A*v^2

We have utilized C=drag coefficient =0.4 and

p= thickness of air=1.29 kg/m^3.

Presently this drag force is something like 10% of the weight W=mg. This gives us

0.1*W= 0.5*C*p*A*v^2

Likewise, Area of cross-segment =A= 4/3*pi*(d/2)^3

where d= width of the ball.

From this we can compose the Material science condition for speed as beneath.

V=square-root(W/2*d^2) (approx)

Utilizing the above condition, speed of:

  • Basketball 25.6 mph,
  • Golf ball 23.3 mph,
  • Tennis ball 18.1 mph,
  • Volleyball 3.9 mph and
  • Soccer ball 12.5 mph.
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