Fundamentals of Aerodynamics for Aeronautics

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO AERODYNAMICS Definition of aerodynamics – Relationship to dynamics – Relationship to fluid mechanics Continuity equation Streamlines and trajectories Importance of the boundary layer – Different types of boundary layers – Boundary layer improvements NACA airfoil profiles Laplace’s equation in multiple dimensions: elementary solutions and computational methods – Harmonic functions – Green’s identities Linearized potential theory of airfoil profiles TEACHING UNIT 2. AERODYNAMIC FORCES Lift Drag – Types of drag forces Relationship between velocity and angle of attack Pressures on a cylinder. Distribution – D’Alambert’s paradox – Effect of viscosity on the flow Pitch moments TEACHING UNIT 3. COMPRESSIBLE AND INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS Difference between a compressible and an incompressible fluid Difference between laminar and turbulent flow Bernoulli’s equation for incompressible and compressible fluids Incompressible flow around airfoils Incompressible flow around wings of finite span TEACHING UNIT 4. AUTOMOTIVE AERODYNAMICS The automobile Aerodynamics in Automobiles – The Automobile and the Basic Principles of Aerodynamics TEACHING UNIT 5. WING AERODYNAMICS Circulation Theory: Kutta–Joukowski Theorem – Generation of Circulation. Kelvin’s Theorem Difference Between Flow Regimes Wings in Subsonic Flow – Relationship to Lift and Drag – Swept Wings – Supercritical Airfoils Wings in Supersonic Flow – Mach Cone – Supersonic Airfoils – Delta Wings and Short Wings TEACHING UNIT 6. HYPERSUSTENTATION DEVICES Flaps – Leading-edge flaps – Trailing-edge flaps Leading-edge slits Vortex generators Other hypersustentation devices TEACHING UNIT 7. AERODYNAMICS OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKET VEHICLES Aerodynamics of Spacecraft Aerodynamics of Rocket Vehicles Aerodynamics in the Atmosphere – Factors to Consider During Launch – Forces During Flight – Landing on a Planet – Re-entry into the Atmosphere Importance of Wind Tunnels