Re:The mysteries of aerodynamic lift
by namirez on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @05:17PM
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"We have no way of finding the best possible shape yet"
In general, you're right but for certain class of problems we absolutely have solutions. Just look up inverse methods whereby the input is a pressure distribution and the output is a shape. This is used often for designing airfoils, ducts, and other simple geometries.
In general, you're right but for certain class of problems we absolutely have solutions. Just look up inverse methods whereby the input is a pressure distribution and the output is a shape. This is used often for designing airfoils, ducts, and other simple geometries.