How to draw streamlines just around the wing?

zkdkeen · December 11, 2013, 09:00

Hello everyone.
I want to generate streamline just around the upper and lower surfaces of a wing like this picture. I tried to use a plane inserted to start the streamlines but it is hard to control the position and shape of the streamline fields. So, what should I do?

Lance · December 11, 2013, 09:58

One (tedious) way would be to release streamlines from points. Then you can control the streamlines you want to include by just moving the points.

siw · December 11, 2013, 10:08

Can you make a polyline along the wing leading edge and release the streamlines from that?

singer1812 · December 11, 2013, 14:51

You can also generate a User Surface xx distance away from the actual surface you are interested in. Generate the streamlines off of the user surface. Adjust xx to what you would like to see.

zkdkeen · December 12, 2013, 00:46

Problem solved! Thank you all! Singer1812's way is really simple and effective.

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December 11, 2013, 09:58		#2
Lance Senior Member Lance Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 669 Rep Power: 22	One (tedious) way would be to release streamlines from points. Then you can control the streamlines you want to include by just moving the points.

December 11, 2013, 10:08		#3
siw Senior Member Stuart Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 742 Rep Power: 26	Can you make a polyline along the wing leading edge and release the streamlines from that?

December 11, 2013, 14:51		#4
singer1812 Senior Member Edmund Singer P.E. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 511 Rep Power: 21	You can also generate a User Surface xx distance away from the actual surface you are interested in. Generate the streamlines off of the user surface. Adjust xx to what you would like to see.

December 12, 2013, 00:46		#5
zkdkeen Member Antoni Alexander Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 17	Problem solved! Thank you all! Singer1812's way is really simple and effective.