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Airfoil Lift and Drag Analysis

The document provides the solution to computing the lift and drag on an airfoil at varying angles of attack. Key steps include: 1) Computing lower and upper surface pressures using oblique shock and isentropic flow equations. 2) Iteratively solving to match shock angles and expansion fan angles. 3) Calculating lift and drag from pressures and plotting versus angle of attack.

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Airfoil Lift and Drag Analysis

The document provides the solution to computing the lift and drag on an airfoil at varying angles of attack. Key steps include: 1) Computing lower and upper surface pressures using oblique shock and isentropic flow equations. 2) Iteratively solving to match shock angles and expansion fan angles. 3) Calculating lift and drag from pressures and plotting versus angle of attack.

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Problem 13.

207 [Difficulty: 4]

Given: Mach number and airfoil geometry

Find: Plot of lift and drag and lift/drag versus angle of attack

Solution:

The given or available data is:

k = 1.4
p1 = 50 kPa
M1 = 1.75
= 12 o

c = 1 m

Equations and Computations:

The net force per unit span is

F = (p L - p U)c

Hence, the lift force per unit span is

L = (p L - p U)c cos() (1)

The drag force per unit span is

D = (p L - p U)c sin() (2)

For each angle of attack the following needs to be computed:


For the lower surface (oblique shock):

We need to find M 1n

Deflection = 

From M 1 and , and Eq. 13.49


(using built-in function Theta (M , ,k ))

(13.49)

find 

(Use Goal Seek to vary  so that  is the correct value)

From M 1 and  find M 1n

From M 1n and p 1, and Eq. 13.48d


(using built-in function NormpfromM (M ,k ))

(13.48d)

find p2

and pL = p2
For the upper surface (isentropic expansion wave):

For isentropic flow p 0 = constant

p 02 = p 01

For p 01 we use Eq. 13.7a


(using built-in function Isenp (M , k ))

(13.7a)

find p 02 = 266 kPa

Deflection = 

we use Eq. 13.55

(13.55)

and
Deflection = 2 - 1 = (M 2) - (M 1) (3)

From M 1 and Eq. 13.55 (using built-in function Omega (M , k ))

find 1 = 19.3 o

Applying Eq. 3 2 = 1 +  (4)

From 2, and Eq. 12.55 (using built-in function Omega (M , k ))

From 2 find M2

(Use Goal Seek to vary M 2 so that 2 is the correct value)


Hence for p 2 we use Eq. 13.7a
(using built-in function Isenp (M , k ))

p 2 = p 02/(p 02/p 2)

pU = p2

Finally, from Eqs. 1 and 2, compute L and D

Computed results:

 (o)  (o)  (o) Error M 1n p L (kPa) 2 (o) 2 from M 2 (o) Error M2 p U (kPa) L (kN/m) D (kN/m) L/D
0.50 35.3 0.50 0.0% 1.01 51.3 19.8 19.8 0.0% 1.77 48.7 2.61 0.0227 115
1.00 35.8 1.00 0.0% 1.02 52.7 20.3 20.3 0.0% 1.78 47.4 5.21 0.091 57.3
1.50 36.2 1.50 0.0% 1.03 54.0 20.8 20.8 0.0% 1.80 46.2 7.82 0.205 38.2
2.00 36.7 2.00 0.0% 1.05 55.4 21.3 21.3 0.0% 1.82 45.0 10.4 0.364 28.6
4.00 38.7 4.00 0.0% 1.09 61.4 23.3 23.3 0.0% 1.89 40.4 20.9 1.46 14.3
5.00 39.7 5.00 0.0% 1.12 64.5 24.3 24.3 0.0% 1.92 38.3 26.1 2.29 11.4
10.00 45.5 10.0 0.0% 1.25 82.6 29.3 29.3 0.0% 2.11 28.8 53.0 9.35 5.67
15.00 53.4 15.0 0.0% 1.41 106.9 34.3 34.3 0.0% 2.30 21.3 82.7 22.1 3.73
16.00 55.6 16.0 0.0% 1.44 113.3 35.3 35.3 0.0% 2.34 20.0 89.6 25.7 3.49
16.50 56.8 16.5 0.0% 1.47 116.9 35.8 35.8 0.0% 2.36 19.4 93.5 27.7 3.38
17.00 58.3 17.0 0.0% 1.49 121.0 36.3 36.3 0.0% 2.38 18.8 97.7 29.9 3.27
17.50 60.1 17.5 0.0% 1.52 125.9 36.8 36.8 0.0% 2.40 18.2 102.7 32.4 3.17
18.00 62.9 18.0 0.0% 1.56 133.4 37.3 37.3 0.0% 2.42 17.6 110 35.8 3.08

Sum: 0.0% Sum: 0.0%


To compute this table:
1) Type the range of 
2) Type in guess values for 
3) Compute  from Eq. 13.49
(using built-in function Theta (M ,, k )
4) Compute the absolute error between each  and 
5) Compute the sum of the errors
6) Use Solver to minimize the sum by varying the  values
(Note: You may need to interactively type in new  values
if Solver generates  values that lead to no )
7) For each , M 1n is obtained from M 1, and Eq. 13.47a
8) For each , p L is obtained from p 1, M 1n, and Eq. 13.48d
(using built-in function NormpfromM (M ,k ))
9) For each , compute 2 from Eq. 4
10) For each , compute 2 from M 2, and Eq. 13.55
(using built-in function Omega (M ,k ))
11) Compute the absolute error between the two values of 2
12) Compute the sum of the errors
13) Use Solver to minimize the sum by varying the M 2 values
(Note: You may need to interactively type in new M 2 values)
if Solver generates  values that lead to no )
14) For each , p U is obtained from p 02, M 2, and Eq. 13.47a
(using built-in function Isenp (M , k ))
15) Compute L and D from Eqs. 1 and 2
Lift and Drag of an Airfoil
as a Function of Angle of Attack

120

100
L and D (kN/m)

80
Lift
60
Drag
40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
()
o

Lift/Drag of an Airfoil
as a Function of Angle of Attack

140
120
100
80
L/D

60
40
20
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
 (o)

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