Source code for bladedesigner.camberlines.joukowskicamberline
#!/usr/bin/env python
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import numpy as np
import bladedesigner.baseclasses as bcls
import bladedesigner.foundation as fdn
__all__ = ['JoukowskiCamberLine']
[docs]class JoukowskiCamberLine(bcls.AnalyticalCamberLine):
    """
    The Joukowski-Camberline is characterized by the maximum camber.
    Its geometry results from the Joukowski-Transformation, the camberline
    is defined for small bulges in the following form:
    """
    def __init__(self):
        super(JoukowskiCamberLine, self).__init__()
        # properties (initialized by user)
        self.__max_camber = fdn.Uninit('max_camber')
        # add user properties to initialization summary
        self._properties.append('max_camber')
    @property
    def max_camber(self):
        return self.__max_camber
    @max_camber.setter
    @fdn.restrict(new_max_camber=(int, float))
    def max_camber(self, new_max_camber):
        """
        Type: ``int or float``
        """
        if self.__max_camber != new_max_camber:
            self.__max_camber = new_max_camber
            self.update()
    @fdn.memoize
[docs]    def get_derivations(self):
        """
        get_derivations()
        Returns: ``ndarray``
        Calculates camber line derivations and returns them in an array.
        .. note:: **Note**
           The return value will be cached. Recalling this method returns the
           cached value, if the attribues are unchanged.
        """
        self._check_initialization()
        self._cached = True
        x = self.distribution(self.sample_rate)
        return self.max_camber * (1 - 2 * x)
 
    @fdn.memoize
[docs]    def as_array(self):
        """
        as_array()
        Returns: ``ndarray``
        Calculates camber line coordinates and returns them in an array.
        .. note:: **Note**
           The return value will be cached. Recalling this method returns the
           cached value, if the attribues are unchanged.
        """
        self._check_initialization()
        self._cached = True
        x = self.distribution(self.sample_rate)
        y = self.max_camber * x * (1 - x)
        return np.reshape(np.append(x, y), (-1, 2), "F")