Kutta-Joukowski theorem

proper noun

A fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Kutta-Joukowski theorem
  1. aerodynamicsA fundamental theorem used to calculate the lift of an airfoil and any two-dimensional bodies including circular cylinders translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed large enough so that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

Origin

Named after Martin Wilhelm Kutta and Nikolai Zhukovsky (Joukowski), who developed its key ideas in the early 20th century.

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