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A Surface Source and Vorticity Panel Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

J.A.H. Petrie
J.A.H. Petrie*
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(British Aerospace Aerodynamics Department, Kingston-Brough Division and Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds)
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Summary

A panel method for solving potential flow problems of arbitrary geometry is presented. It is very easy to apply and should be very quick to run. Unlike most other panel methods this one does not require a specification of the vorticity distribution in advance, but obtains it as part of the solution. The method is applied to three test cases chosen for their difficult and varied nature.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , November 1978 , pp. 251 - 269
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1978

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