Reduction of Boundary Value Problem to Possio Integral Equation in Theoretical Aeroelasticity

The present paper is the first in a series of works devoted to the solvability of the Possio singular integral equation. This equation relates the pressure distribution over a typical section of a slender wing in subsonic compressible air flow to the normal velocity of the points of a wing (downwash...

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Main Authors: A. V. Balakrishnan, M. A. Shubov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/846282
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Summary:The present paper is the first in a series of works devoted to the solvability of the Possio singular integral equation. This equation relates the pressure distribution over a typical section of a slender wing in subsonic compressible air flow to the normal velocity of the points of a wing (downwash). In spite of the importance of the Possio equation, the question of the existence of its solution has not been settled yet. We provide a rigorous reduction of the initial boundary value problem involving a partial differential equation for the velocity potential and highly nonstandard boundary conditions to a singular integral equation, the Possio equation. The question of its solvability will be addressed in our forthcoming work.
ISSN:1110-757X
1687-0042