Implementation and test of the XFOIL code for airfoil analysis and design

This report describes the implementation and test of the XFOIL code for analysis and design of airfoils. In particular, the code will be used for analysis and design of airfoils with characteristics specifically suited for stall regulated wind turbine rotors. The XFOIL code was developed at MIT in USA and the program package contains both an analysis part (airfoil geometry specified) and a design part (pressure or velocity distribution specified).

A brief description of the main theory of the code is presented as well as a description of the facilities and menus of the program package. Finally, XFOIL calculations of different airfoils are compared with the results of other codes as well as experimental results. (au) 69 ills., 29 refs..