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Write a matlab code for a Uniform flow flowing in X direction.

Write  a matlab code for a uniform flow flowing in X – direction having a constant velocity  depicting  equipotential lines and streamlines .

Worldtech Asked on 10th August 2019 in Aerodynamics.
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    Matlab code for a uniform flow flowing in X-direction having equipotential lines and streamlines is

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    U = 1; % Uniform stream
     
    % GRID:
     
    x = -4:.04:4;
     
    y = -4:.04:4;
     
    for m = 1:length(x)
     
    for n = 1:length(y)
     
    xx(m,n) = x(m); yy(m,n) = y(n);
     
    % Velocity potential function:
     
    phi_UniFlow(m,n) = U * x(m);
     
    % Stream function:
     
    psi_UniFlow(m,n) = U * y(n);
     
    end
     
    end
     
    % Plots
     
    % Uniform stream in x direction:
     
    contour(xx,yy,psi_UniFlow,[-3:0.5:3],'k'),hold on
     
    contour(xx,yy,phi_UniFlow,[-3:1:3],'r')
     
    axis image,hold off
     
    title('Uniform stream flow in x direction')
     
    xlabel('x'),ylabel('y')

    Uniform flowEquipotential lines and streamlines

     

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    techAir Answered on 10th August 2019.
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