Question: Camber Line Design ( 4 5 % ) Using thin - airfoil theory, design an airfoil camber line that meets the following th
Camber Line Design
Using thinairfoil theory, design an airfoil camber line that meets the following th
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item The lift coecient is $cl $
item There is no leadingedge suction peak
item The airfoil has static stability, SM
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beginenumeratelabelalph
item aBased on the requirements, determine the thinairfoil theory constants $B$ and $B$
item Assume that the camber line is given by
$$
fraczcc a fracxcb fracxc
$$
Determine the constants $a$ and $b$ and the angle of attack $alpha$ such that the design requirements are met. Provide a computergenerated plot of the camber line.
item Plot the dierence in pressure coecient versus $fracxc$
$$
Delta cp equiv cplowerBiggfracxcBigg cpupperBiggfracxcBigg
$$
and verify numerically, using point values of $Delta cp$ and trapezoidal integration trapz that
$$
cl fraccintc Delta cpx dx
$$
item Verify your answer by running mfoil, starting with the NACA $$ airfoil, and modifying the camber according to your results in this problem. How well does this airfoil satisfy the given requirements? Include a plot of the pressure coecient
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