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If you like the way a particular solution looks, you can display an image in dense full-color by pressing the "Draw Image" button. This allows you to focus in on details of the solution happening close to the airfoil or back away to get the big picture. Move the "Scale" slider to change the apparent size of the image. Increasing grid density (increased resolution) increases the number of vectors that are painted onto the image. Adding vectors to the image (see below) is also affected by the grid. A sparse grid (low resolution) makes the contour lines appear somewhat jagged instead of smooth. The contour lines (described below) are computed using the grid. The resolution setting affects other aspects of the display also. The maximal resolution makes for very slow solution updates indeed! This will allow you to change angle of attack, airfoil parameters, etc., and obtain results that are nearly instantaneous. It's best to explore with the grid at a relatively low resolution. When the grid spacing decreases by a factor of 2 (increasing resolution), computation time goes up by a factor of 4. However, there is a trade-off between increasing grid density and rapidity of the computations.
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As you can see, a denser grid provides more detail and makes a prettier picture. The "Resolution" slider affects the density of the grid used to display and compute various aspects of the solution. The upper left hand side of the screen includes a number of controls that affect the appearance of the image and also allow you to create colorful figures for your own use. Circulation around an airfoil is the very thing about the flow (the one and only thing) that allows the airfoil to generate lift. The flow field around the airfoil is very unrealistic when "Auto Circulation" is unchecked. When "Auto Circulation" is checked, circulation is set to 0.0 for the cylinder and a very specific value for the airfoil that has to do with airfoil geometry and angle of attack. UNchecking the "Auto Circulation" activates the slider/scrollbar that allows you to select a circulation of choice to see how the solution is affected.
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As will be discussed in the text, the solutions for the airfoil are nothing but a warping of the cylindrical geometry in a carefully prescribed way called the Joukowski transformation, an example of a conformal mapping. Switch back and forth between the Joukowski airfoil and a cylindrical geometry by clicking the appropriate radio button. This is how an airfoil generates lift! There is a higher pressure on the underside of the structure than on the top side. Notice the significantly different pressure distribution from the previous figure. Here the previous airfoil has had the angle of attack changed. The larger the value of b/l, the more the camber parameter affects the shape. In determining the shape, this parameter interacts with the b/l ratio. This parameter is actually an angle and the value ranges between \( \pi/2 \) ( slider far left ) and \( \pi \) (slider far right ). Here's a somewhat more curvaceous airfoil generated by changing the "camber" parameter. Here's a thinner airfoil generated by selecting a smaller value for b/l. Because the "color selection" has been set to pressure, colors depict the distribution of pressure in the vicinity of the airfoil. Just give each one a try.ĭefault shape of the airfoil with a b/l ratio of 0.15. It's a little difficult to describe how these will affect the shape of the airfoil. Each of the controls is a "slider" that you can move with your mouse to alter the parameter. There is a group of controls towards the upper right side of the form that allows you to control the shape of the airfoil by changing the parameters that go into describing the shape. Flow in the model enters from the left-hand side of the screen and leaves at the right hand side. To stop the program, click on the X in the far upper right corner of the screen (just like any other window that you want to close). When you execute the program, your computer screen should look something like the following:
#Joukowski airfoil generator software#
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#Joukowski airfoil generator how to#
This page is about how to use the active figure, describing the controls and what you can do with the software.Ĭlick HERE to download the Joukowski Active Figure executable file to your C drive.
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This one is about potential flow over an airfoil. Active figures are executable files (software) that allow you to explore a topic.