##  [Vortex Lattice Method](/vortex-lattice-method) 

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Definition

A linear potential‑flow numerical technique that represents lifting surfaces by a discretized lattice of bound vortices (often horseshoe vortices) to satisfy impermeability/tangency conditions and estimate circulation, pressure distribution and lift for thin, attached, subsonic wings under small-angle approximations; viscous and strong compressibility effects are not modeled.