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Product Name: MultiElement Airfoil Aerodynamics

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MultiElement Airfoils uses two solvers to meet your design needs. First, a linear strength vortex panel method is used for fast potential flow solutions. Secondly, the compressible Euler equations are solved using a cartesian grid for transonic and supersonic flow solutions. The program solves the boundary layer equations to compute profile drag and to determine the location of the transition and separation points for each airfoil in the flow field. MultiElement Airfoils also uses a stall model based on the separation points locations to account for reduction in the lift prior to airfoil stall. Consequently, it can be used to rapidly and accurately model many aircraft, marine and automobile flow scenarios on an ordinary Windows based PC or notebook computer. In addition to its aerodynamics capabilities, MultiElement Airfoils is also an excellent reference and educational resource. Its airfoil library contains NACA 4, 5 & 6-digit airfoils, the entire UIUC airfoil database and the ability to import custom airfoils. It is an interactive alternative to textbooks, handbooks, internet research, differential equations solutions and error prone "pencil and paper" calculations. Students at universities, high schools and elementary schools can use MultiElement Airfoils as a virtual lab to investigate many real world problems in science and engineering. The software can export airfoils and airfoil combinations to .DXF files. It can accurately plot airfoil templates for use in model airplane construction.