Delaney Taylor

11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

In this project, I took realistic aircraft data from the NACA 2412 airfoil and
inserted it into the Foil Sim Program. We then took the calculated data and entered
in into Microsoft Excel to create graphs and complete complex calculations. The Foil
Sim program allows you to insert data and calculates the resulting dependent
variables through programmed calculations. When not otherwise specified, the
value inputs were as follows:

The following graphic

unedited Foil Sim

Condition
Airspeed
Altitude
Angle of Attack
Thickness (of chord
length)
Camber (of chord
length)
Area

Value
120mph
20,000ft
2
12%
2%
100ft2

is a snapshot of the
program.

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Area Vs. Lift

Area Vs. Lift

12000
10000
8000
Lift (N)

6000
4000
2000
0
100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Area (ft2)

Procedure: The
area in the table below was inputted into Foil Sim after the variables on page 1 were
established. The program was set to operate using customary units. The lift was
pulled as the resulting data. It was then entered into Microsoft Excel to create a
comparative graph.
Area
(ft2)
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700

Lift (N)
2980
3725
4471
5216
5961
6706
7451
8196
8942
9687
10432

Conclusion: The lift in this graph was pulled from Foil Sim
as the area input was changed. The relationship between lift
and area is that they have a positive linear correlation. The
graph shows that the lift and area have a very predictable
relationship. When the area or lift is edited without
modifying the other variables, the data proportionally
changes according to the input.

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Air Velocity Vs. Lift

Foil Sim Project

Velocity Vs. Lift

4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
Lift (N) 2000
1500
1000
500
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Velocity (m/s)

Procedure: This
Air Velocity was inputted as an independent, changing value into the Foil Sim
program after the data on page one was established. The lift was extracted as a
dependent set of data. It was then entered into Microsoft Excel to create a
comparative graph.
Air Velocity
(mph)
71.99424046
143.9884809
215.9827214
287.9769618
359.9712023
431.9654428
503.9596832
575.9539237
647.9481641
719.9424046
791.9366451
863.9308855
935.925126
1007.919366
1079.913607

Lift
(N)
17
65
158
282
441
650
863
1129
1424
1760
2132
2540
2956
3452
3966

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Conclusion: Because time is squared in the lift equation, the correlation between
lift and Air Velocity is a positive quadratic trend because Air Velocity is an
expression of distance and time. This aligns with our previous knowledge of the Air
Velocity and lift equations. The data shows that these values all match with the
projected values.

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Lift Vs. Drag

Foil Sim Project

Drag Vs. Lift

350
300
250
200
Drag (N)

150
100
50
0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Lift (N)

Procedure: The
data below was extracted from Foil Sim after the default conditions from page 1
were entered into Foil Sim. Air Velocity was the variable that was entered and
affected the lift and drag. The lift and drag were pulled simultaneously as
dependent variables as the Air Velocity input was changed. These values were then
entered into Microsoft Excel to create a graph showing the relationship between lift
and drag.
Lift
(N)
17
65
158
282
441
650
863
1129
1424
1760
2132
2540
2956
3452
3966

Drag
(N)
1.663
5.908
13
24
37
54
72
94
117
145
174
207
240
279
320

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Conclusion: Drag and lift form a positive linear correlation to each other. This is
because they use the same variables with exception to their coefficients of lift or
drag respectively. Usually the coefficient of drag is smaller than the coefficient of
lift.This means that in their equations so when the factors of one equation are
changed, the lift and drag are equally affected. This causes a positive, linear
equation.

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Calculated Atmosphere Conditions

Procedure: Given the inputs on page 1, I used Microsoft Formulas which are
indicated above the data. I calculated the atmospheric conditions of Air
Temperature, Pressure, and Density. The following calculations accurately show the
relationship between independent and dependent data. The second graphic shows
the formulas that were inputted into Microsoft Excel to determine the environmental
factors.
Calculating Air Temperature
T=15.04 C - 0.00649 (C/m)(h)
15.04

0.00649

200
00

0.3048

6096
Final
Temp.=

Calculating Air
Pressure
p=101.29 [(T+273.1C K/C )/
(288.08 K)]5.256
248.5769
273.1
6

288.
08

0.86287
4757

39.5630
4
- C
24.5230
4

0.86287
4757
Air
Pressure=

0.46061
8576
46.6560 kpa
5553

0.2869
Air
Density=

71.3167
2982
0.65420
9127

Calculating Air
Density
P/
[.2869(T+273.1)]
248.576
96

Kg/
m3

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Conclusion: These formulas were taken from the PLTW resources that we learned
in class and recreated using the formulas in a Microsoft Excel document. The
independent data was pulled from the default data on page 1. The resulting values
accurately show the relationship between the values according to formulas given.

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4

Foil Sim Project

Calculated Lift

Procedure: Using the lift equation, the calculations on page 5, the given data on
page 1, and pulling the coefficient of lift from Foil Sim, I set up an algorithm. Given
that the formula used was L=(apv2cl)/2 the independent data was entered into
Microsoft Excel. The following table shows the independent and dependent values.
The input value, which changed in each equation, was the Air Velocity. The second
table shows the formulas we inputted into Microsoft Excel.
Velocity
in
(Kmph)
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
300

Velocit
y Conv.
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778
0.2778

Velocity
(m/s)
5.556
11.112
16.668
22.224
27.78
33.336
38.892
44.448
50.004
55.56
61.116
66.672
72.228
77.784
83.34

Coefficient
of Lift
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437
0.437

Area (m2)
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463
9.295062463

Air Density
(p)
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65

Lift (N)
41.02
164.06
369.14
656.24
1025.38
1476.55
2009.74
2624.97
3322.23
4101.52
4962.84
5906.19
6931.57
8038.98
9228.42

Conclusion: The air velocity varies with the lift in a positive, quadratic manner. This
is because velocity in the lift equation is squared. As shown by the equation

Delaney Taylor
11/18/14 Aero. A4
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Foil Sim Project

L=(apv cl)/2, the velocity is squared in the lift equation. This data chart accurately
portrays the relationship between velocity and lift.