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How does the spinning of the ball affect the flow?

(Hint: Circulation, Lift due to Kutta-Joukowski theorem, Magnus effect.)

  Here's streamlines simulating flow pattern past a spinning cylinder.
(created by Potential Flow applet.)

Historical Example: Spinning Cylindrical Bombs were used during WW II.

Computation of Unsteady Flow Separation

Pictures of flow around a spinning golf ball

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