Implementation of a Momentum Method for Total Drag Determination for Undergraduate Students

In aerodynamics, progress has often been made through many inspired approaches to address practical problems. The commonly called momentum method for total drag determination is one such example. In this method, theoretical analysis and experimentation has been combined to produce a powerful tool for efficient and cost-effective aerodynamic investigation of total drag. A detailed description of the implementation of this technique for undergraduate students at the University of New South Wales is provided in this paper.