Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We've gone through the elementary incompressible potential flows (uniform flow, source/sink flow, and vortex flow) in previous videos. Now we can build up a more complex flow step by step, using different variations of sources: single source, two sources, many sources, continuous curve of infinite sources, etc.
The final equation in this video shows the velocity potential induced at an arbitrary point P in the flowfield due to a uniform flow and N source panels. The next video will go through how we can use this equation to solve for the source panel strengths that will result in a physical flow around our airfoil.
===== RELEVANT VIDEOS =====
► Panel Methods Playlist
youtube.com/watch?v=bWjo3N9COz4&list=PLxT-itJ3HGuUDVMuWKBxyoY8Dm9O9qstP
► Source/Sink Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=eLDI_jV3yo0
► Uniform Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=jCTTDclJZEk
► Uniform + Source/Sink Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=zIvpN9f9dAA
===== NOTES =====
- Notes will be included here.
===== ERRORS =====
- Let me know if you see any errors and I will include them here.
===== REFERENCES =====
Note: the links are Amazon affiliate links. If you do happen to want to buy the book and use the link below, it helps me out a little.
► Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Anderson
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► Foundations of Aerodynamics, Kuethe and Chow
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► Theory of Wing Sections, Abbott and Doenhoff
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We've gone through the elementary incompressible potential flows (uniform flow, source/sink flow, and vortex flow) in previous videos. Now we can build up a more complex flow step by step, using different variations of sources: single source, two sources, many sources, continuous curve of infinite sources, etc.
The final equation in this video shows the velocity potential induced at an arbitrary point P in the flowfield due to a uniform flow and N source panels. The next video will go through how we can use this equation to solve for the source panel strengths that will result in a physical flow around our airfoil.
===== RELEVANT VIDEOS =====
► Panel Methods Playlist
youtube.com/watch?v=bWjo3N9COz4&list=PLxT-itJ3HGuUDVMuWKBxyoY8Dm9O9qstP
► Source/Sink Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=eLDI_jV3yo0
► Uniform Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=jCTTDclJZEk
► Uniform + Source/Sink Flow
youtube.com/watch?v=zIvpN9f9dAA
===== NOTES =====
- Notes will be included here.
===== ERRORS =====
- Let me know if you see any errors and I will include them here.
===== REFERENCES =====
Note: the links are Amazon affiliate links. If you do happen to want to buy the book and use the link below, it helps me out a little.
► Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Anderson
amzn.to/3emVuXU
► Foundations of Aerodynamics, Kuethe and Chow
amzn.to/2yMg1Vi
► Theory of Wing Sections, Abbott and Doenhoff
amzn.to/2wvZyUt
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