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On the second-order solution to the Sears problem for compressible flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

R. K. Amiet
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Abstract

Significant simplifications and minor corrections are made to a previous second-order solution of Graham & Kullar for the lift on a flat-plate airfoil encountering a sinusoidal gust in compressible flow. The related cases of a skewed gust in incompressible flow, a parallel gust in compressible flow and the generalized case of a skewed gust in compressible flow are considered. In addition to the simplifications, the solutions are combined into a composite solution that is more accurate than the solutions from which it is composed, making it useful for numerical calculations.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 254 , September 1993 , pp. 213 - 228
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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