Computer-System Considerations

The code will execute on almost any personal computer (PC), workstation, or server, with run times varying accordingly. The most computationally intensive part of the code, the analysis method, takes only a few seconds to run on a Pentium(TM)-based machine. The boundary-layer method executes more quickly and the design method runs very quickly on all machines.

The code is written in standard FORTRAN77 and, therefore, a FORTRAN compiler is required to translate the supplied source code into executable code. A sample input and output case is included. All the graphics routines are contained in a separate, plot-postprocessing code that is also supplied. The postprocessing code generates an output file that can be sent directly to either a PostScript(TM)-compatible or an HP LaserJet(TM) printer. The user can adapt the postprocessing code to other plotting devices, including the screen. Examples of plots generated by the code follow.

© 2000 Airfoils, Incorporated.