Example Problem: Diamond-Wedge Airfoil in Supersonic Flow

A diamond wedge airfoil with a half-angle = 10 is placed at an angle of

attack = 15 in a Mach 3 freestream. Calculate the lift and wave-drag
coefficients for the airfoil.

Solution


For region 2

.5
1 1
.5
2 1 2
.1
1
1
1
.1
2
2
2
3 49.76
49.76 5 54.76 3.27
3 36.73
3.27 54.76
TableA
TableA
TableA
o
TableA
o
M
M
p
M
p
p
M
p

= =
= + = + = =
= =
= =







For region 3

.5
3 2 3
.1
3
3
3
54.76 20 74.76 4.78
4.78 407.83
TableA
TableA
o
M
p
M
p
= + = + = =
= =

For region 4

1
0
.2
4 4
1 1 4
1 1
.5
4
4 4
.1
4
4
4
3
44
25
sin 3sin44 2.08 4.881, 0.5643, 0.6835
0.5643
1.733 18.69
sin( ) sin(44 25)
1.733 5.165
M
TableA
o
n n
o
TableA
n
TableA
o
M
p p
M M M
p p
M
M
p
M
p

=

=
`
=
)
= = = = = =
= = = =

= =

For region 5
.5 .1
5
5 4 5
5
18.69 20 38.69 2.48 16.56
TableA TableA
o
p
M
p
= + = + = = =

1 1 2 2
1 2 1 1
3 3 3 2 2
1 1 3 3 2
4
1
5 5 5 4 1
1 5 4 01 1
1
(1)(36.73) 0.6707
54.76
1
0.6707 (1)(54.76) 0.09
407.83
4.881
1
(1)(0.6835)(36.73) 1.516
16.56
o o
o o
o o
o
o o o
o o
p p p p
p p p p
p p p p p
p p p p p
p
p
p p p p p
p p p p p
= = =
| |
= = =
|
\ .
=
= = =




| |
4 5 2 3
4 3 5 2
4 3 5 2
2
2
1 1 1
1 1
2
' cos25 cos5 cos5 cos25
' ( ) cos25 ( ) cos5
' ' 2
cos25 cos5
2
2
(4.881 0.09)cos25 (1.516 0.6707)cos5 0.823
1.4(3)
/ 2
cos10
l
l
L p l p l p l p l
L p p l p p l
p p p p L L l
C
q S M c p p
p M c
l l
C
c c
c l
where
l c

= +
= +
(
= = = + =
(

= + =
=

1
0.5077
2cos10
0.418
l
so
C
= =
=


( )
4 5 2 3
4 3 5 2
3 5 4 2
2
2
1 1 1 1 1
1 1
2
' sin25 sin5 sin5 sin25
' ( ) sin25 ( ) sin5
' ' 2
sin25 sin5
2
2 1
4.881 0.09 sin25 (1.516 0.6707)sin5
1.4(3) 3
0
d
d
d
D p l p l p l p l
D p p l p p l
p p D D l p p
C
q S M c p p p p
pM c
l l
C
c c
C

= +
= +
(
| | | |
= = = +
( | |
\ . \ .

= + = (

=


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