Package jahuwaldt.aero.airfoils

Interface Airfoil

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

NACA4Cambered, NACA4ModCambered, NACA4ModUncambered, NACA4Uncambered, NACA5Cambered, NACA5Reflexed, NACA63ASeries, NACA63Series, NACA64ASeries, NACA64Series, NACA65ASeries, NACA65Series, NACA66Series, NACA67Series, NACA6ASeries, NACA6Series

public interface Airfoil
extends java.io.Serializable

Defines the interface in common to all airfoil type objects.

Modified by: Joseph A. Huwaldt

Version:

February 22, 2025

Author:

Joseph A. Huwaldt Date: October 8, 2000

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D>	getCamber()	Returns a list of points containing the camber line of the airfoil.
java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D>	getLower()	Returns a list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the lower surface of the airfoil.
java.util.List<java.lang.Double>	getLowerYp()	Returns a list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the lower surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.
java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D>	getUpper()	Returns a list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the upper surface of the airfoil.
java.util.List<java.lang.Double>	getUpperYp()	Returns a list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the upper surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.

Method Detail

getUpper

java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D> getUpper()

Returns a list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the upper surface of the airfoil.

Returns:

A list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the upper surface of the airfoil.

getLower

java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D> getLower()

Returns a list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the lower surface of the airfoil.

Returns:

A list of points containing the abscissas (X coordinate) and ordinates (Y coordinate) of the points defining the lower surface of the airfoil.

getCamber

java.util.List<java.awt.geom.Point2D> getCamber()

Returns a list of points containing the camber line of the airfoil.

Returns:

A list of points containing the camber line of the airfoil.

getUpperYp

java.util.List<java.lang.Double> getUpperYp()

Returns a list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the upper surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.

Returns:

A list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the upper surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.

getLowerYp

java.util.List<java.lang.Double> getLowerYp()

Returns a list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the lower surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.

Returns:

A list containing the slope (dy/dx) of the lower surface of the airfoil at each ordinate.