XFOIL
| XFOIL | |
|---|---|
| Written in | Fortran |
| License | GPL |
| Website | web |
XFOIL is an interactive program for the design and analysis of subsonic isolated airfoils. Given the coordinates specifying the shape of a 2D airfoil, Reynolds and Mach numbers, XFOIL can calculate the pressure distribution on the airfoil and hence lift and drag characteristics. The program also allows inverse design - it will vary an airfoil shape to achieve the desired parameters. It is released under the GNU GPL.
History
[edit]XFOIL was first developed by Mark Drela at MIT as a design tool for the MIT Daedalus project in the 1980s.[1] It was further developed in collaboration with Harold Youngren. The current version is 6.99, released in December 2013. Despite its age, it is still widely used.[2]
XFOIL is written in FORTRAN.
Similar software
[edit]- Xfoil for matlab is a port of the original XFOIL code to MATLAB.[3]
- mfoil is a MATLAB script that uses almost the same physical models as XFOIL, but it is not based on XFOIL. It is also available as a Python script.[4]
- Vibefoil is a numerically faithful port of XFOIL to Javascript, which runs in the web browser. [5]
- JavaFoil is an independent airfoil analysis software written in Java.[6]
- XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers, that has implemented XFOIL's Direct and Inverse analysis capabilities.[7]
- QBlade implements XFOIL via XFLR5 for use in wind turbine design.
- OpenVSP is a parametric aircraft geometry and aerodynamic analysis tool supported by NASA.
References
[edit]- ↑ "MIT Aero-Astro Magazine - Mark Drela Profile".
- ↑ "Aerodynamics and Aircraft Design Software". Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Xfoil for matlab". www.mathworks.com. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Fidkowski, Krzysztof. "mfoil: Matlab (and Python) airfoil analysis code similar to XFOIL". www-personal.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ "Vibefoil". www.vibefoil.com. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ↑ "JavaFoil".
- ↑ "XFLR5". www.xflr5.tech. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
External links
[edit]- The XFOIL home page
- XFLR5
- xflrpy (XFLR5 fork with a Python binding)