circulation about the airfoil

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• Circulation (fluid dynamics) — In fluid dynamics, circulation is the line integral around a closed curve of the fluid velocity. Circulation is normally denoted . If is the fluid velocity on a small element of a defined curve, and is a vector representing the differential… …   Wikipedia

• Airfoil — An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross section. An airfoil shaped body moved through a fluid produces a force perpendicular to… …   Wikipedia

• Kutta condition — The Kutta condition is a principle in steady flow fluid dynamics, especially aerodynamics, that is applicable to solid bodies which have sharp corners such as the trailing edges of airfoils. It is named for German mathematician and aerodynamicist …   Wikipedia

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