The Airfoil View Panel provides a schematic drawing of the
airfoil
problem.
This schematic displays the airfoil shape and the
streamlines
of flow around the
airfoil. Flow moves from left to right.
The airfoil is colored white. The
green
streamlines flow
over the top of the foil and the
yellow pass below. The
white
lines indicate the
stagnation
streamlines which end on the airfoil surface.
The Airfoil Input Panel controls the shape and attitude of the
airfoil
displayed in Airfoil View Panel. You can vary all the
parameters which
affect the
lift of
an airfoil using the input boxes and sliders. |
You can vary the display by using the sliders on the Airfoil View Panel. Use In and Out sliders to zoom the size. The position can be changed with the Left/Right and Up/Down sliders.
As the angle, thickness, or camber are varied, the geometry in the Airfoil View Panel is changed and the value of lift is computed and displayed in the output box and gauge at the bottom. As the airspeed is increased, the lift will change. Varying the altitude changes the local density and the lift generated by the wing. The units for the various parameters are given to the right of the sliders.
The
Lift of an airfoil can have a very wide range of values.
To obtain the
value of the lift, take the number given in the
output box at the left and multiply by the number to the right
of the gauge.
The multiplier is always shown in powers of 10.
For a given altitude, the current Density, Pressure, and Temperature are shown at the bottom of the Airfoil View Panel.
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General Description of FoilSim
Operation.
Use the
Plotter Control Panel to record the
variation of lift,
pressure,
and speed around the airfoil.
Explore the flowfield by
using the Probe Control.
Print and Save the data.