Question: M 1 C = : A supersonic airfoil has equilateral triangular shape with tip angles of 5 . It is placed at an angle of

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A supersonic airfoil has equilateral triangular shape with tip angles of 5. It is placed at an angle of attack of 5 against an airstream with M1=3.
(a) Sketch the wave pattern around the airfoil.
(b) Use the exact (shock-expansion) theory to find the static pressure ratio pp1 in regions 2,3, and 4.
(c) Using linear theory, find an approximate value for static pressure ratio pp1 in regions 2,3, and 4.
(d) To compute the lift and drag of the airfoil, we first calculate the force (per unit span) acting on each airfoil surface (since these are pressure forces, they act normal to the surface). Summing the force components normal to flow direction gives the lift L.
Summing the force components parallel to flow direction gives the drag D. The non-dimensional lift and drag coefficients are
Cl=L121U12c=L12p1M12c
Cd=D121U12c=D12p1M12c
where c is the chord length. Compute Cl and Cd based on (i) the exact theory and (ii) the linear theory.
M 1 C = : A supersonic airfoil has equilateral

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