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Homework Statement
I have recorded raw pressures for from a wind tunnel for a NACA 0012 airfoil with 30 surface pressure taps.
I have computed Reynolds Number for 3 angles of attack.
I have computed the Pressure Coeff. for each pressure and graphed them verses the non-dimensionalized tap locations.
This is where I am stuck:
Numerically integrate the pressure distribution ( trapezoidal rule) to estimate lift.
Homework Equations
[tex]F_{N}=\int_{x=0}^{c}(p_{u}-p_{l})dx[/tex]
[tex] F_{A} = \int_{x=0}^{c}(p_{u})(\frac{dy}{dx})_{u}+(p_{l})(\frac{dy}{dx})_{l}dx[/tex]
[tex] L = F_{N}cos(\alpha)-F_{A}sin(\alpha)[/tex]
F_{A} is axial force and F_{N} is normal force
Pu is upper surface pressure, Pl is lower surface.
The Attempt at a Solution
I am completely stuck.