You can run Xfoil on your own laptop, or run it on Athena.
Running on your laptop
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Xfoil for Linux and Windows can be downloaded here:
http://raphael.mit.edu/xfoil/
The xfoil.exe executable for Windows can be run immediately.
The Linux installation will require Fortran and C compilers.
You can probably also find an Xfoil executable for MacOS on the Web.
Google "xfoil".
Running Xfoil on an Athena Linux box
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Add code locker to your path:
% add 16_d0006
This can be put in your .cshrc.mine file to avoid typing every session.
Start Xfoil:
% xfoilexec
Or, start Xfoil with optional airfoil filename:
% xfoilexec airfoil_file
Typical XFOIL session keyboard inputs
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Notes:
* Commands are shown in uppercase, but are not case-sensitive
* Comments are shown in parentheses
* Blank lines below are only for easier reading -- they are not Enter's!
* A command with its argument(s) ommitted will result in an input prompt
* A "?" command will always show the command menu at any Xfoil level
LOAD airfoil_file (skip this if airfoil_file argument is given to xfoilexec)
NACA 0010 (can create a NACA airfoil if airfoil_file is not used)
OPER (enter OPER menu)
? (show full OPER menu; commands below are from this menu)
A 5 (specify alpha; can also type full command ALFA)
ASEQ 0 8 2 (specify alpha sequence 0 2 4 6 8 )
CPV (make spiffy Cp vector plot of last point computed, 8 deg)
CPX (make usual Cp(x) plot again)
HARD (write current plot to hardcopy PostScript file plot.ps; opti
onal)
CPWR filename (write Cp(x) distribution to text file; optional)
V 1e5 (turn on viscous toggle, with Reynolds No.; can also type VIS
C)
A 5 (specify alpha)
CL 0.4 (specify CL ; corresponding alpha is computed)
P (turn on polar 1 accumulation toggle)
<Enter> (decline writing to polar save file)
<Enter> (decline writing to polar dump file)
INIT (initialize boundary layers, since next alpha=0
is very different from last-computed alpha=5 )
ASEQ 0 7 0.2 (specify alpha sequence 0.0 0.2 0.4 ... 7 )
PP (plot stored polar 1)
ASEQ 7.2 10 0.2 (specify alpha sequence 7.2 7.4 ... 10 ; this extends polar 1
)
PP (plot stored polar(s)s again)
HARD (write current plot to PostScript file plot.ps; optional)
P (turn off polar 1 accumulation)
RE 2e5 (set new Reynolds number)
P (turn on polar 2 accumulation toggle)
<Enter> (decline writing to polar save file)
<Enter> (decline writing to polar dump file)
INIT (initialize boundary layers, since next alpha=0
is very different from last-computed alpha=14 )
ASEQ 0 10 0.2 (specify alpha sequence 0.0 0.2 0.4 ... 10 )
P (turn off polar 2 accumulation)
PSUM (summary listing of all stored polars)
PP (plot all stored polars)
PWRT 1 (write polar 1 to a save file)
filename_1 (give polar save filename)
PWRT 2 (write polar 2 to a save file)
filename_2 (give polar save filename)
<Enter> (go back to main Xfoil menu)
QUIT (exit program)
Note: If you ^C out of Xfoil rather than use QUIT, the Postscript file
may not be terminated properly and may be unprintable.
Back at the Athena prompt:
% ghostview plot.ps (preview plot.ps file; optional)
% lpr -h -Pprinter plot.ps (print plot.ps file)
