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A thin airfoil spline panel method

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Si presenta un metodo dei pannelli basato su polinomi interpolatori (di tipo spline per la soluzione di flussi potenziali intorno a profili alari sottili. Si forniscono i risultati numerici per un profilo simmetrico ad angolo d'attacco che dimostrano l'elevata accuratezza numerica del metodo in questione.

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A fourth-order-accurate panel method based on spline interpolating polynomials for potential flow past a thin airfoil is presented. Numerical results are given for a symmetric airfoil at angle of attack, for which the fourth order accuracy of the method is clearly demonstrated.

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  1. Istituto di Macchine, Università di Bari, Italy

    Michele Napolitano & Gaetano Vacca

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  1. Michele Napolitano
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This research was supported by the C.N.R.

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Napolitano, M., Vacca, G. A thin airfoil spline panel method. Meccanica 16, 30–32 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02128306

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