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A vortex lattice method for thin wings oscillating in ideal flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. K. Laha
M. K. Laha*
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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Summary

The planar vortex lattice method is extended to the case of wings in small-amplitude oscillations in ideal flow. Vortex rings are used to represent the bound vorticity on the wing and the trailing vorticity in the wake. A modified procedure for solving the unknown vortex strengths gives greater computing efficiency. Comparisons with results reported in the literature show good agreement for the various test cases considered. Convergence with increasing lattice density is uniform.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 97 , Issue 969 , November 1993 , pp. 314 - 320
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1993 

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