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How Quickly Do Bubbles Rise in a Pint of Beer?

On November 15, 2016 · In Aerodynamics, Case Studies, Engineering

The material we covered in the last two posts (skin friction and pressure drag) allows us to consider a fun little problem:

How quickly do the small bubbles of gas rise in a pint of beer?

To answer this question we will use the concept of aerodynamic drag introduced in the last […]

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