dragContributionsType

complexType · extension complexBaseType · all

Drag contributions

The drag contributions relate to different physical mechanisms. The sum of the contributions does not have to be equal to the total drag.

Attributes

NameTypeConstraintsUseDefaultDescription
@externalDataDirectoryxsd:stringoptionalDirectory of the external data file
@externalDataNodePathxsd:stringoptionalPath of the node inside the external data file
@externalFileNamexsd:stringoptionalName of the external data file

Child elements

NameTypeConstraintsOccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.DefaultDescription
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
cdPressuredoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to the displacement of the flow around a component. Zero for irrotational two-dimensional flows.
cdViscousdoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to shear forces on surfaces
cdFrictiondoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to friction
cdInduceddoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to energy loss through vortex structures caused by the pressure difference between the upper and lower sides of three-dimensional lifting surfaces
cdInterferencedoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to mixing of streamlines between airframe components (e.g., interaction between wing and fuselage or pylon and wing)
cdWavedoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to energy dissipation in shock waves
cdTrimdoubleBaseType[0..1] optionalDrag contributions due to trimmed aircraft configuration

Used by

In a dataset · 26 paths

In the schema · 1 declaration

TypeName
aeroCaseCoefficientsTypedragContributions