Exercises — Thin airfoil theory — lift per unit span = πρV²(α + 2β - π c)
3.1.21 · D4· Physics › Compressible Flow & Aerodynamics › Thin airfoil theory — lift per unit span = πρV²(α + 2β - π c
Level 1 — Recognition
Problem 1.1 (L1)
Kutta–Joukowski theorem state karo aur usme har symbol ki units identify karo.
Recall Solution 1.1
Theorem yeh hai:
- — lift per unit span, units .
- — density, .
- — speed, .
- — circulation, .
Check karo ki units sahi multiply ho rahi hain: ✓ Lift span ke har metre ke liye hai, isliye prime kabhi nahi hatana chahiye. Dekho Kutta–Joukowski theorem.
Problem 1.2 (L1)
Ek flat plate () ka section lift coefficient hai. Lift-curve slope kya hai, aur ki kya units hain?
Recall Solution 1.2
ko ke saath differentiate karo: "Per radian" matter karta hai: radians mein hona chahiye kyunki derivation ne ko se replace kiya, yeh approximation sirf radians mein measure kiye gaye chote angles ke liye valid hai.
Level 2 — Application
Problem 2.1 (L2)
Ek flat-plate airfoil m/s par kg/m³ wali hawa mein uda raha hai, chord m, angle of attack , koi camber nahi (). nikalo.
Recall Solution 2.1
Step 1 — angle convert karo. rad. Kyun: formula radians assume karta hai.
Step 2 — camber term zero hai. , isliye .
Step 3 — lift formula mein plug karo. Toh span ka har metre lagbhag N carry karta hai.
Problem 2.2 (L2)
2.1 jaisa hi flow lekin ab wing mein camber rad hai. Naya nikalo aur Problem 2.1 ke comparison mein percentage increase bhi.
Recall Solution 2.2
Step 1 — camber contribution. .
Step 2 — total effective angle. .
Step 3 — lift.
Step 4 — percentage increase. Camber ne same angle of attack par lift add kar di — yeh poori curve ko upar shift kar deta hai. Dekho Lift coefficient and angle of attack.
Problem 2.3 (L2)
2.2 wale cambered wing ke liye, section lift coefficient do tareekon se compute karo: (a) se, aur (b) se. Dikhao ki dono agree karte hain.
Recall Solution 2.3
(a)
(b) Dynamic pressure part: . Dono dete hain. ✓ Yeh agree karte hain kyunki exactly wahi lift formula hai jo dynamic-pressure term se divide kiya gaya hai.
Level 3 — Analysis
Problem 3.1 (L3)
rad wale wing ke liye zero-lift angle of attack nikalo, radians aur degrees dono mein. Physically samjhao ki yeh negative kyun hai.
Recall Solution 3.1
Step 1 — set karo. Lift tab khatam hoti hai jab bracket khatam ho: Yeh step kyun: hamesha hota hai, isliye karne ka ek hi tarika hai — bracket ko khatam karo.
Step 2 — plug in karo. rad.
Step 3 — degrees mein.
Physical matlab: ek cambered wing flow ke saath perfectly aligned hone par bhi hawa ko neeche scoop karta hai. Zero net downward turning produce karne ke liye tumhe nose ko thoda neeche tilt karna padta hai, isliye negative angle aata hai. Neeche figure mein shifted curve dekho — yeh origin ke baaye taraf zero cross karta hai.

Problem 3.2 (L3)
Ek thin airfoil ke Fourier coefficients hain , , , baaki sab zero. Chord m aur m/s hai. Circulation compute karo aur samjhao ki kyun appear nahi hota.
Recall Solution 3.2
Step 1 — yaad karo kaun se coefficients bachte hain. Parent derivation se, Sirf aur enter karte hain, kyunki chord ke saath sheet ko integrate karne mein terms ki orthogonality use hoti hai; wala har , par integrate ho kar zero deta hai. Dekho Glauert's integral and Fourier coefficients.
Step 2 — plug in karo.
Step 3 — lift ko kyun nahi dikhta. (aur usse upar wale) chord ke saath vorticity redistribute karte hain — yeh moment (pitching) ko change karte hain lekin total circulation mein, aur isliye total lift mein unka net contribution cancel ho jaata hai. Isliye yahan simply irrelevant hai.
Problem 3.3 (L3)
3.2 se leke kg/m³ ke saath, Kutta–Joukowski se nikalo, phir confirm karo ki yeh ke barabar hai.
Recall Solution 3.3
Route A — Kutta–Joukowski.
Route B — direct formula. Dono routes match karte hain, kyunki Route B aslaan Route A hi hai jisme substitute kiya gaya hai.
Level 4 — Synthesis
Problem 4.1 (L4)
Ek parabolic-camber airfoil ki camber line hai jahan maximum slope hai. use karke, dikhao ki aur hote hain, phir effective camber parameter ke terms mein nikalo.
Recall Solution 4.1
Step 1 — variable change karo. ke saath, Kyun: poora Glauert machinery variable mein rehta hai, isliye slope ko mein rewrite karna zaroori hai.
Step 2 — compute karo. Kyunki , humein milta hai
Step 3 — compute karo. (Yahan use kiya .)
Step 4 — lift bracket assemble karo. se compare karne par milta hai: Toh abstract parameter bas maximum camber-line slope ka guna hai.
Problem 4.2 (L4)
4.1 wala airfoil lo jisme , , m/s, kg/m³, m. aur nikalo.
Recall Solution 4.2
Step 1 — angle radians mein. rad.
Step 2 — lift bracket.
Step 3 — lift coefficient.
Step 4 — lift per span.
Problem 4.3 (L4)
4.2 wale airfoil ke liye, span m wale wing par total lift nikalo (assume karo ki 2-D result span ke har jagah uniformly apply hota hai).
Recall Solution 4.3
Step 1 — total = per-span × span. Kyun: ki units N/m hain; span (m) se multiply karne par newtons milte hain. Isliye prime itna important tha poori time.
Level 5 — Mastery
Problem 5.1 (L5)
Ek cambered airfoil measure kiya gaya hai jo par zero lift deta hai aur par deta hai. (a) Inhi do data points se lift-curve slope deduce karo aur thin-airfoil theory se compare karo. (b) Effective camber parameter extract karo.
Recall Solution 5.1
Model. Thin airfoil theory kehti hai , yeh mein ek straight line hai. Do points line fix kar dete hain.
Step 1 — angles convert karo. rad (jahan ); rad (jahan ).
Step 2 — do points se slope. Theory predict karti hai . Measure kiya hua sirf andar hai — shandar agreement, confirm karta hai ki slope sach mein hai aur camber ne use nahi badla.
Step 3 — zero-lift point se camber. Jab ho, . Toh effective camber rad ka "extra angle" contribute karta hai, jo rad ke barabar hai.
Problem 5.2 (L5)
5.1 se aage, ab airfoil tezi se uda raha hai jahan compressibility matter karti hai, Mach number par. Prandtl–Glauert correction use karke, par corrected lift coefficient nikalo.
Recall Solution 5.2
Step 1 — incompressible value (5.1 se): .
Step 2 — correction factor. Yeh tool kyun: zyada speed par hawa compress hoti hai, wing ke paas zyada pressure difference pack hoti hai; Prandtl–Glauert incompressible answer ko se scale karta hai. Yeh jawab deta hai "compressibility meri low-speed lift ko kitna amplify karti hai?"
Step 3 — corrected coefficient. Compressibility ne lift coefficient badha di. Dekho Compressibility corrections (Prandtl–Glauert).
Problem 5.3 (L5)
Design synthesis: tumhe exactly cruise angle of attack par chahiye (incompressible). Parabolic camber line ka maximum camber slope kitna hona chahiye?
Recall Solution 5.3
Step 1 — target likho. aur (Problem 4.1) , isliye equivalently . Kyun: sab kuch design knob mein express karo.
Step 2 — angle radians mein. rad.
Step 3 — ke liye solve karo. Toh mean line ko lagbhag ka maximum slope chahiye. Yeh kaafi aggressive camber hai — sanity check: yeh zero-lift angle rad par rakhta hai, strong camber ke liye expected ke anusaar comfortably negative hai.
Recall Self-test summary (cloze)
Lift bracket hai == aur parabolic camber line ke liye ke barabar hai. Circulation integral mein sirf aur bachte hain. Lift-curve slope hai per radian aur camber sirf curve ko shift karta hai, slope ko nahi==. Prandtl–Glauert ko ==== se multiply karta hai.
Connections
- Kutta–Joukowski theorem — woh jo L1 aur L3 mein use hua.
- Circulation and bound vortices — kahaan se aata hai.
- Kutta condition — physical sheet fix karta hai, isliye finite .
- Biot–Savart law — sheet ke peeche downwash.
- Glauert's integral and Fourier coefficients — L3/L4 ke .
- Lift coefficient and angle of attack — L5 mein fit ki gayi seedhi – line.
- Compressibility corrections (Prandtl–Glauert) — L5 high-speed correction.