Unit name | Aerodynamics 3 |
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Unit code | AENG31101 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Allen |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Aerodynamics 3 introduces common methods for the practical analysis of aerofoils in both inviscid and viscous flows. The course may be grouped into the following subject areas: i) Conformal mapping and the Joukowski transformation. Demonstrates the transformation between real and complex planes that allows determination of pressures and forces on aerofoils in incompressible, inviscid flows through an inverse method. ii) Laminar boundary layers. Introduces the concept and physics of boundary layers, and integral methods for calculating their influence on the drag/lift of aerofoils. iii) Transition and Turbulent Boundary layers. The concepts of turbulence, how this effects boundary layers, and simple methods for computing their effects. iv) Practical tools. Panel and vortex lattice methods, their formulation, implementation, uses and limitations.