magnitude_and_direction_of_relative_velocityΒΆ
Calculates the magnitude and direction of the relative velocity u_rel
at a local section of the wing.
where \(\bar{U}_{\infty, i}^G\) is the average external velocity across all aerodynamic nodes at the relevant cross section.
- param displacement
Unit vector in the direction of the free stream velocity expressed in A frame.
- type displacement
np.array
- param displacement_vel
Unit vector in the direction of the local chord expressed in A frame.
- type displacement_vel
np.array
- param for_vel
A
frame of reference (FoR) velocity. Expressed in A FoR- type for_vel
np.array
- param cga
Rotation vector from FoR
G
to FoRA
- type cga
np.array
- param uext
Background flow velocity on solid grid nodes
- type uext
np.array
- param add_rotation
Adds rotation velocity. Probalby needed in steady computations
- type add_rotation
bool
- param rot_vel_g
Rotation velocity. Only used if add_rotation = True
- type rot_vel_g
np.array
- param centre_rot_g
Centre of rotation. Only used if add_rotation = True
- type centre_rot_g
np.array
- returns
u_rel
,dir_u_rel
expressed in the inertial,G
frame.- rtype
tuple