PROFOIL-WWW

PROFOIL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Is a PC version of PROFOIL available?
• Not yet. Hopefully, someday I will get around to writing a manual for a PC version of the code.
• If I have coordinates, how can I input those to PROFOIL-WWW?
• PROFOIL only does design and has no capabilities for the analysis of given airfoils.
• How can I obtain the airfoil performance?
• The airfoil performance characteristics (viscous results) can be predicted with post-processing analysis tools (the Eppler code, Mark Drela's XFOIL, and others). These are not available on the web.
• But..., Martin Hepperle has an old version of the Eppler code on the web at this site (added 981027)
• How can I get the Eppler code or XFOIL?
• The latest version Eppler code discussed in Eppler, R. (1990), Airfoil Design and Data, Springer-Verlag, New York is available from Dr. Richard Eppler. An earlier version of the code was reported in Eppler, R. and Somers, D. M. (1980), "A Computer Program for the Design and Analysis of Low-Speed Airfoils," NASA TM-80210, August. For more information, contact:
  Prof. Dr. Richard Eppler, Leibnizstr. 84, 70193 Stuttgart, Germany.
• For information on XFOIL click here.
• A good discussion of the differences between the Eppler code and XFOIL has been given by Martin Hepperle here.
• What other software for aerodynamic design and analysis is available?
• See the following: Prof Kroo's Desktop Aeronautics