B.S. Sousa1, D.R. Petrucci1, A.B. Jorge1, N. Manzanares-Filho1
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 47-52, 2007, DOI:10.3970/icces.2007.004.047
Abstract The use of computational methods in modern engineering is an irreversible trend, especially in the field of aerodynamics. The validation of these methods is an essential part of their development. In many situations this validation can be made by using experimental results. In other situations, particularly for potential flow methods, the validation can be made by using analytical results (Joukowski, Karman-Trefftz and Van de Vooren airfoils, for example). In general situations, however, especially when no analytical solutions are available (for example, NACA airfoils series), it is highly desirable to know the errors due to the More >