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A high-order boundary-element method for quasi-potential flows, i.e., flows that are potential everywhere except for the wake surface (vortex layer), is presented. This formulation is an extention of the high-order formulation introduced by the authors and their collaborators. The unknown is expressed through a bicubic Hermite interpolation, with derivatives at the nodes expressed in terms of suitable finite-difference approximations. The innovative aspects are related to the trailing-edge conditions; in particular, the issues related to the problem of three-dimensional multiply-connected domains are examined. An assessment of the formulation through numerical results is included.
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Morino, L., Bernardini, G. (2001). Recent Developments on a Boundary Element Method in Aerodynamics. In: Burczynski, T. (eds) IUTAM/IACM/IABEM Symposium on Advanced Mathematical and Computational Mechanics Aspects of the Boundary Element Method. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9793-7_20
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