A note on the Kutta condition in Glauert's solution of the thin aerofoil problem (Q1189840): Difference between revisions

It is shown that if Glauert's approach is interpreted in the context of generalized functions, (1) the whole solution, i.e. both the singular part and any non-Kutta condition solution, can be written as a sine- series, and (2) it is really the coordinate transformation which compels the Kutta condition to be satisfied, as it enhances the edge singularities from integrable to non-integrable, and so sifts out solutions not normally representable by a Fourier series. Furthermore, the present method provides a very direct way to construct other, more singular solutions. A practical consequence is that (at least, in principle) in numerical solutions based on Glauert's method, more is needed for the Kutta condition than a sine series expansion.