Study on magnus effect of the different sports ball in the wind tunnel

Abstract

Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU) had a wind tunnel facility to study the forces and moments acting on the different balls in the rotation through a six-axis strain gauge. In this paper, the effect of the Magnus on the Cricket ball, Tennis ball, Baseball, Hockey ball and Golf ball is studied. The variation of Coefficient of Lift [CL], Coefficient of Drag [CD], Coefficient of Side force [CS], Coefficient of Roll moment [CRM], Coefficient of Pitch moment [CPM] and Coefficient of Pitch moment [CPM] of the static and rotational in both Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise condition. This data will give an insight into the ball performance in the spin and can be used in the sports effectively.