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Prediction of drag and lift of wings from velocity and vorticity fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

G. Zhu ,
P. W. Bearman  and
J. M. R. Graham
G. Zhu
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London UK
P. W. Bearman
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London UK
J. M. R. Graham
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London UK
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Abstract

The present paper continues the work of Zhu et al. The closed-form expressions for the evaluation of forces on a body in compressible, viscous and rotational flow derived in the previous paper have been extended to different forms. The expressions require only a knowledge of the velocity field (and its derivatives) in a finite and arbitrarily chosen region enclosing the body. The equations are implemented on three-dimensional inviscid flows over wings and wing/body combinations. Further implementation on three-dimensional viscous flows over wings has also been investigated.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 111 , Issue 1125 , November 2007 , pp. 699 - 704
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2007 

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