Example #1
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def alpha_inv_analysis(airfoil, alpha_i, alpha_f, alpha_step, max_iter, id):
    """Inviscid analysis over range of angle of attacks."""
    # Initializes airfoil and assigns NACA
    xf = XFoil()
    xf.naca(airfoil)
    xf.max_iter = max_iter
    # Collects values
    a, cl, cd, cm, cp = xf.aseq(alpha_i, alpha_f, alpha_step)
    x, cp_0 = xf.get_cp_distribution()
    # Plots all the data
    plot(a, cl, cd, cm, cp, x, cp_0, id)
Example #2
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def cl_visc_analysis(airfoil, cl_i, cl_f, cl_step, re, mach, max_iter, id):
    """Viscous analysis over range of lift coefficients."""
    # Initializes airfoil and assigns NACA
    xf = XFoil()
    xf.naca(airfoil)
    xf.max_iter = max_iter
    xf.Re = re
    xf.M = mach
    # Collects values
    a, cl, cd, cm, cp = xf.cseq(cl_i, cl_f, cl_step)
    x, cp_0 = xf.get_cp_distribution()
    # Plots all the data
    plot(a, cl, cd, cm, cp, x, cp_0, id)
Example #3
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def getCoefficients(naca,
                    reynolds=1e6,
                    iterations=20,
                    angle=10,
                    angle_step=.5):
    xf = XFoil()
    xf.naca(f"{naca:04d}")
    xf.Re = reynolds
    xf.max_iter = 20
    a, cl, cd, cm, cp = xf.aseq(0, angle, .5)
    ratio = cl / cd
    max_idx = np.nanargmax(ratio)
    return (ratio[max_idx], a[max_idx]), a, cl, cd, max_idx