Aerodynamic Design Optimization of Transonic Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil at Low Reynolds Number

Figure 5

The aerodynamic characteristics of the NLR 7301 obtained from CFD and experiment: (a) AoA effect on TP of upper surface; (b) AoA effect on TP of lower surface; (c) surface pressure distribution when AoA is equal to −2; (d) surface pressure distribution when AoA is equal to 2.

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