Adds NACA-RM-A50K27 wind tunnel data to study, for comparison

peterdsharpe · Jun 15, 2024 · 0ad9da1 · 0ad9da1
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diff --git a/...01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/01 - Comparison and Validation - Flying Wing.ipynb b/...01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/01 - Comparison and Validation - Flying Wing.ipynb
diff --git a/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/NACA-RM-A50K27.xlsx b/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/NACA-RM-A50K27.xlsx
diff --git a/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/__init__.py b/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/__init__.py
diff --git a/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/load_naca_data.py b/tutorial/06 - Aerodynamics/01 - AeroSandbox 3D Aerodynamics Tools/assets/load_naca_data.py
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+import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
+
+file = Path(__file__).parent / "NACA-RM-A50K27.xlsx"
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+CL = pd.read_excel(file, sheet_name="CL")
+CD = pd.read_excel(file, sheet_name="CD")
+Cm = pd.read_excel(file, sheet_name="CM")
+
+from scipy import interpolate
+CL_to_alpha= interpolate.interp1d(
+    CL["CL"],
+    CL["alpha"],
+    fill_value="extrapolate"
+)
+
+Cm['alpha'] = CL_to_alpha(Cm['CL'])