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

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.