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Studies of Friction Drag and Pressure Drag of Airfoils Using the Eppler Program
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Most previous studies of the drag of two-dimensional airfoils consider only the total drag. The present report gives results of a study of three airfoils, using the Eppler program, to determine the distribution of friction drag along the chord and to obtain relative values of friction drag and pressure drag over a wide range of angle of attack and Reynolds number. The effects of boundary-layer suction in the turbulent region of the boundary layer of two of the airfoils are also investigated.
The pressure drag is found to be an important component of the total drag, reaching values of 60 to 80 percent of the total drag near the stall. The use of suction producing a uniform inflow in the turbulent region of the boundary layer results in large increases in maximum lift, and increases the skin-friction drag but reduces or even changes the sign of the pressure drag.
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Phillips, W., "Studies of Friction Drag and Pressure Drag of Airfoils Using the Eppler Program," SAE Technical Paper 881396, 1988, https://doi.org/10.4271/881396.Also In
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