joukowsky_transform

joukowsky_transform, a MATLAB code which applies the Joukowsky transform to data, mapping between a circle in the complex plane and various airfoil shapes.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

joukowsky_transform is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

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Reference:

1. John D Cook,
   Airfoils,
   https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2023/01/21/airfoils/
   Posted 21 January 2021

Source Code:

• circle_points.m, returns n points along the circumference of a circle with center c and radius r.
• joukowsky_transform.m, applies the Joukowsky transform.