Table 2 CD vs \(\alpha\) for the seven models compared (\(AR=1\))
From: The Full Multi-wake Vortex Lattice Method: a detached flow model based on Potential Flow Theory
\(\alpha\) (deg.) | VLM | VLM+lat. | OEW | MTE | MTE+LE | FMVLM | FMVLM-LE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
5 | 0.0053 | 0.0071 | 0.0084 | 0.0063 | 0.0060 | 0.0062 | 0.0064 |
10 | 0.0211 | 0.0357 | 0.0416 | 0.0286 | 0.0274 | 0.0279 | 0.0290 |
15 | 0.0473 | 0.0966 | 0.1115 | 0.0708 | 0.0680 | 0.0692 | 0.0720 |
20 | 0.0835 | 0.2010 | 0.2296 | 0.1360 | 0.1306 | 0.1332 | 0.1387 |
25 | 0.1292 | 0.3601 | 0.4074 | 0.2262 | 0.2172 | 0.2223 | 0.2318 |
30 | 0.1838 | 0.5857 | 0.6560 | 0.3422 | 0.3285 | 0.3382 | 0.3532 |