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14 changes: 8 additions & 6 deletions changelog.md
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## [2.3.0] - 04/11/2026

**Default results change.** The lifting-line coupling now follows the consistent
formulation of Gaunaa, Li & Pirrung (TORQUE 2026): circulation from the inner
velocity, span-perpendicular sections, quarter-chord force directions,
formulation of Gaunaa, Li & Pirrung (TORQUE 2026): circulation from the
effective velocity including induction, span-perpendicular sections,
quarter-chord force directions,
attached-trailed-vortex forces and a chord-regularised curved bound vortex.
Forces, moments and coefficients computed with the defaults differ from 2.2.0,
most on swept and curved wings (kites). Each new default can be switched back
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the `improve_plotting` branch, which had not been merged into `develop`/`main`.

### Changed (results)
- Circulation target is `Gamma = 0.5 |V_inner| c Cl` with the inner
(span-perpendicular, own-2D-induction-removed) velocity, instead of
`0.5 Umag^2 / Umagw c Cl`. On the V3 kite the old map put the circulation
2-6 % low.
- Circulation target is `Gamma = 0.5 |V_eff| c Cl`, instead of
`0.5 |V_eff|^2 / |V_a| c Cl`. `V_eff` is the span-perpendicular effective
velocity: inflow plus induction, without the section's own 2D induction (the
inner velocity of Gaunaa et al.). `V_a` is the span-perpendicular inflow
without induction. On the V3 kite the old map put the circulation 2-6 % low.
- Panel frame and chord follow the Crossflow Principle: the chord direction is
perpendicular to the bound vortex, the normal is chord x span, and the panel
chord is the perpendicular one. Unswept panels are unchanged; on swept panels
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