Alright, when I have time I'll try XFOIL, maybe from XFLR5 - do you have experience regarding ease of use?
thickness Hi, I used 0.1 % thickness in the example shown. I also tested to vary thickness. The same pattern remains, but as thickness...
Re-made calculations Hi again, Yes I had messed up the effects of camber line and thickness.... I re-made the foils being cautious of the lee...
Hi again, Maybe I overinterpreted Arvels' text as he referred to the possibilities with computers back in 73 ;-) Never the less, I got the...
More thoughts Ironically I just came across the articles published by Arvel Gentry back in the 70ies when he did about the same numerical...
Thanks for help and additional reflexions Hi all and thanks for your support. I have thought of going to 3D, but I hesitate because of the the...
I'm conducting a 2D parameter study in javafoil to understand the key parameters of sails affecting lift and drag. I test with 2 simple NACA...
