ISSN:
0748-8025
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
The pressure distribution over the profile of a body in fluid flow influences the forces, moments and flow separation on it. It is therefore often advantageous to design a profile in such a way that a predetermined pressure distribution is obtained over the final profile. In this paper a numerical procedure is proposed for calculating the profile corresponding to a given pressure distribution. The procedure employs a transformed version of the potential flow equation for the stream function, which makes the method very effective. Predicted profiles are verified against an analytical solution and against the profile of a NACA 0015 aerofoil. The measured pressure distribution on a calculated axisymmetrical profile is also found to compare favourably with its prescribed pressure distribution.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.1630040610
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