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An approximate solution for two-dimensional transonic flow past thin airfoils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

T. Evans
Affiliation:
University College London

Abstract

The transonic, two-dimensional flow past a thin airfoil is treated by approximating the transonic small perturbation equation by a linear equation valid in the neighbourhood of the airfoil. The solution is derived by representing the body by a line of suitable sources. Pressure distributions are given for airfoils with maximum thickness both forward and aft, and agreement with experiment improves as the position of maximum thickness moves aft.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1965

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