Joukowsky transform

In applied mathematics, the Joukowsky transform, named after Nikolai

Zhukovsky, is a conformal map historically used to understand some principles
of airfoil design.
The transform is

where
is a complex variable in the new space and
is a
complex variable in the original space. This transform is also called
the Joukowsky transformation, the Joukowski transform, the Zhukovsky
transform and other variations.
In aerodynamics, the transform is used to solve for the two-dimensional potential
flow around a class of airfoils known as Joukowsky airfoils. A Joukowsky
airfoil is generated in the z-plane by applying the Joukowsky transform to a circle
in the plane. The coordinates of the centre of the circle are variables, and varying
them modifies the shape of the resulting airfoil.
The circle encloses the point = 1 (where the derivative is zero) and intersects
the point = 1. This can be achieved for any allowable centre position by varying
the radius of the circle.
Joukowsky airfoils have a cusp at their trailing edge. A closely related conformal
mapping, the KrmnTrefftz transform, generates the much broader class of
KrmnTrefftz airfoils by controlling the trailing edge angle. When a trailing edge
angle of zero is specified, the KrmnTrefftz transform reduces to the Joukowsky
transform.

The Joukowsky transform of any complex number

So the real (x) and imaginary (y) components are:

is as follows