To investigate the effects of the depth of golf ball dimple to its trajectory using CFD / Nik Mohammad Sukri Nik Soh

Nik Soh, Nik Mohammad Sukri (2010) To investigate the effects of the depth of golf ball dimple to its trajectory using CFD / Nik Mohammad Sukri Nik Soh. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

Abstract

The purpose of having dimples on surface of golf balls is generally known to delay separation of boundary layer hence reduce the drag and make the ball fly higher and further distance, that's what a golfer wants!. While this is have been practiced around the globe, the detail explanations of how dimples help is remain a perfect debate topics among researcher and sport-scientist. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of dimple depth to drag and trajectory of a golf ball using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation. The result is then represented in both graphical and data-graph plot. The result showed that drag and momentum is changed with the difference dimple depth, not in proportionate way but in unique way caused by turbulence created by different dimple depth.

Metadata

Item Type: Thesis (Degree)
Creators:
Creators
Email / ID Num.
Nik Soh, Nik Mohammad Sukri
2006216672
Contributors:
Contribution
Name
Email / ID Num.
Thesis advisor
Bhathal Singh, Baljit Singh
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Sports > Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc. > Golf
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Programme: Bachelor Engineering (Hons) Mechanical
Keywords: Golf balls, Computational Fluid Dynamic, Depth
Date: 2010
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68060
Edit Item
Edit Item

Download

[thumbnail of 68060.pdf] Text
68060.pdf

Download (19kB)

Digital Copy

Digital (fulltext) is available at:

Physical Copy

Physical status and holdings:
Item Status:
On Shelf

ID Number

68060

Indexing

Statistic

Statistic details