Aerodynamics I

Incompressible flow over airfoils and wings: potential flow, thin airfoil theory, lifting line and boundary layers.

AERO-300 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned

Offered by HSM University · Aerospace Engineering

Course content

  1. 1Governing equations of fluid flowComing
  2. 2Vorticity and circulationComing
  3. 3Potential flow and elementary flowsComing
  4. 4Flow over cylinders and the Kutta-Joukowski theoremComing
  5. 5Airfoil geometry and dataComing
  6. 6Thin airfoil theoryComing
  7. 7Panel methodsComing
  8. 8Finite wings and induced dragComing
  9. 9Prandtl lifting-line theoryComing
  10. 10Boundary layersComing
  11. 11Transition, separation and stallComing
  12. 12High-lift devicesComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Incompressible flow over airfoils and wings: potential flow, thin airfoil theory, lifting line and boundary layers.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 3.