Methods For Discretizing Panels
- constant strength - simple, large number of panels required
- linear varying strength - reasonable answer, little difficulty in creating well-posed problems
- quadratic varying strength - accurate, more difficult to create a well-posed problem
Some techniques are commonly used to model surfaces.
- Body Thickness by line sources
- Body Lift by line doublets
- Wing Thickness by constant source panels
- Wing Lift by constant pressure panels
- Wing-Body Interface by constant pressure panels
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