What is the Magnus effect Explain how a vessel can move usin

What is the Magnus effect? Explain how a vessel can move using only spinning cylinders. Explain how a baseball can curve. How can a golf ball generate lift? Sketch each of these and show the streamlines and wake

Solution

Magnus effect is the effect in which there is force generated on sides of a spinning cylinder or sphere immersed in a fluid when a relative motion is between spinning body and fluid.

spinning cylinders act as a rollers and sideways forces acts that leads to moving of vessel.