Aerodynamics of contemporary FIFA soccer balls

Aerodynamics of contemporary FIFA soccer balls

Alam, F, Chowdhury, H, Moria, H, Fuss, F, Khan, K, Aldawi, F and Subic, A 2011, 'Aerodynamics of contemporary FIFA soccer balls', in A. Subic; F.K. Fuss; F. Alam; P. Clifton (ed.) The Impact of Technology on Sport IV, UK, 28-31 August 2011, pp. 188-193.

Document type:	Conference Paper
Collection:	Conference Papers

Title	Aerodynamics of contemporary FIFA soccer balls
Author(s)	Alam, F Chowdhury, H Moria, H Fuss, F Khan, K Aldawi, F Subic, A
Year	2011
Conference name	5th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology (APCST)
Conference location	UK
Conference dates	28-31 August 2011
Proceedings title	The Impact of Technology on Sport IV
Editor(s)	A. Subic; F.K. Fuss; F. Alam; P. Clifton
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd
Place of publication	UK
Start page	188
End page	193
Total pages	6
Abstract	The soccer is the world's most popular and widely watched game. Due to increasing technological advancement and demand for performance, the ball manufacturers have been developing new designs progressively. A traditional spherical football made of 32 leather panels stitched together in 1970s has become only 14 synthetic curved panels thermally bonded without stitches ball in 2006 and more recently 8 panels football in 2010. Despite being most popular game in the world, scan data is available on aerodynamic properties of footballs especially Jabulani, Teamgeist and Fevernova balls. The primary objectives of this study were to evaluate aerodynamic performances of these three soccer balls. The aerodynamic forces and moments were measured experimentally for a range of wind speeds. The aerodynamic forces and their non-dimensional coefficients were determined and compared.
Subjects	Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Keyword(s)	Jabulani Teamgeist Fevernova soccer ball football drag wid tunnel
Copyright notice	© 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd
ISBN	18777058

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