Publisher review:Panel Method Based 2-D Potential Flow Simulator simulates the flow past bodies of arbitrary shape including airfoils. This potential flow simulator simulates the flow past bodies of arbitrary shape including airfoils. With this simulator, we can do the following tasks,
- Compute and plot the Velocity Vector Plot of the flow past the selected body
- Compute and plot the Pressure Distribution in terms of both Cp ( pressure coefficient ) and 1-Cp.
- Compute and plot the cL Vs alpha Curve of the selected body.
- Export the pressure distribution and the cL-Alpha data at various angles of attack as Ms.Excel file.
- Capture the images that are generated in the simulator (Profile and mesh details of the body, Vector plot, Cp distribution and cL - alpha Curve ) as .jpg files
Salient Features
- Automatic name generation for exporting the data and capturing the images to avoid the confusions that are very common in any Scientific Computing.
- Total of 9 Arbitrary bodies coordinates files are included in the simulator as default. You can also generate your own coordinates file of any shape and associate with the simulator.
- Total of 1550 Airfoils coordinates files are provided with the simulator ( All are checked for compatibility so that the simulator can read without any problem ).
- One can view the pressure distribution for range of angles attack dynamically and interactively
- The Menu lists the available data files very dynamically. Even if the data files are added, removed or renamed when the simulator is open ( before running the simulation ), the simulator detects it and updates the list.
- Well Customization is made possible through the Options menu
- Extensive Help is also included for better utilization.
- All of these are kept in a attractive and user friendly Graphical User Interface.
Panel Method Based 2-D Potential Flow Simulator is a Matlab script for Astronomy/Aerospace scripts design by Divahar Jayaraman.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris
Panel Method Based 2-D Potential Flow Simulator script details 
