Closed-Form Expressions of Lift and Moment Coefficients for Generalized Camber Using Thin-Airfoil Theory

No AccessTechnical NotesClosed-Form Expressions of Lift and Moment Coefficients for Generalized Camber Using Thin-Airfoil TheoryCibin Joseph and Ranjith MohanCibin Joseph https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7733-5923Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India*Doctoral Student, Department of Aerospace Engineering.Search for more papers by this author and Ranjith MohanIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India†Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:4 Aug 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J060859SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Katz J., “Classical and Potential-Flow Aerodynamics—Do We Need Them?” AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, AIAA Paper 2019-0864, 2019, pp. 1–11. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-0864 Google Scholar[2] Anderson J. 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See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. AcknowledgmentThe authors gratefully acknowledge Santanu Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India) for his constructive critique of the paper.PDF Received29 April 2021Accepted21 June 2021Published online4 August 2021