The following variables and equations are included to help describe the specialized coordinate systems used by BladeGen.
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Z |
= |
Axial location. |
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R |
= |
Radius or radial location. |
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q or Theta |
= |
Rotation around Z axis from X towards Y axis (right hand rule). |
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b or Beta |
= |
Blade Angle, measured from the axial or tangential direction. Internally, BladeGen always uses the axial definition. |
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S |
= |
Fractional distance along a curve (between 0 and 1). |
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M |
= |
Distance along meridional curve. |
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M’ or M-Prime |
= |
Radius normalized distance along meridional curve. |
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C |
= |
True 3D distance along camberline (meanline). |
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q’ or Theta-Prime |
= |
Terminology given to describe the integral of R*dTheta. (See equations below) |
