A Solution of the Direct and Inverse Potential Problems for Arbitrary Cascades of Airfoils

Abstract

Methods are given of determining the potential flow plast an arbitrary cascade of airfoils and the inverse problem of determining an airfoil having a prescribed velocity distribution in cascade. Results indicated that Cartesian mapping function method may be satisfactorily extended to include cascades. Numerical calculation for computing cascades by Cartesian mapping function method is considerably greater than for single airfoils but much less than hitherto required for cascades. Detailed results are presented graphically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1944
Accession Number
ADA800594

Entities

People

  • William Mutterperl

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Airfoils
  • Coefficients
  • Downstream Flow
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fourier Series
  • Geometry
  • Inverse Problems
  • Language
  • Potential Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Trailing Edges
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.