Function reference

The pysces package implements a boundary element method for inviscid fluid flows.

Generating bodies

Body(points)	Base class for representing bodies
TransformedBody(body[, angle, displacement])	Base class for rigid (Euclidean) transformations of existing bodies
Pitching(body, amplitude, frequency[, phase])	Sinusoidal pitching for an existing body
Heaving(body, displacement, frequency[, phase])	Sinusoidal heaving for an existing body
cylinder(radius, num_points)	Return a circular Body with the given radius and number of points
flat_plate(num_points)	Return a flat plate Body with the given number of points.
joukowski_foil([xcenter, ycenter, a, numpoints])	Return a Joukowski foil Body.
karman_trefftz_foil([xcenter, ycenter, a, ...])	Return a Karman-Trefftz foil Body.
naca_airfoil(code, num_points[, ...])	Return a NACA 4-digit series airfoil
van_de_vooren_foil([semichord, thickness, ...])	Return a van de Vooren foil Body.

Panel methods

Vortices([positions, strengths])
BoundVortices(body[, Uinfty])	A class for bound vortex panels
BoundSourceDoublets(body)