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Transonic airfoil codesComputer codes for the design and analysis of transonic airfoils are considered. The design code relies on the method of complex characteristics in the hodograph plane to construct shockless airfoil. The analysis code uses artificial viscosity to calculate flows with weak shock waves at off-design conditions. Comparisons with experiments show that an excellent simulation of two dimensional wind tunnel tests is obtained. The codes have been widely adopted by the aircraft industry as a tool for the development of supercritical wing technology.
Document ID
19790011863
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Garabedian, P. R.
(New York Univ. New York, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Res. Center Advanced Technol. Airfoil Res., Vol. 1, Pt. 1
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Accession Number
79N20034
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-33-016-167
CONTRACT_GRANT: EX-76-C-02-3077
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-33-016-201
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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