Selected Topics from High Speed Aerodynamics

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Department of Aerospace Engineering

Synopsis:

Definition of Compressibility. Fundamentals Principles and Equations of Gas Dynamics for Inviscid, Compressible Flow.

Shock Waves, the Basic Normal Shock Equations.

Oblique Shock Waves and Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Waves.

Measurement of Velocity in a Compressible Flow.

Governing Equations for One-Dimensional Flow.

Adiabatic and Isoentropic Flow in a Variable-Area Streamtube.

Compressible Flow through Nozzles, Diffusers and Wind Tunnels.

Shock-Wave/Viscous Boundary Layer- Interactions.

Subsonic Compressible Flows over Airfoils.

Two-Dimensional supersonic Flows Around Thin Airfoil. Supersonics Airfoils.

Critical Mach Number, Drag-Divergence Mach Number. Supercritical Airfoils.

Transonic Flows over Airfoils.

Swept Wings at Subsonic, Transonic and Supersonic Speeds.

Transonic and Supersonic Flows over Wings and Airplane Configurations.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.)Definition of Compressibility. Fundamentals Principles and Equations of Gas

Dynamics for Inviscid, Compressible Flow.

2.)Shock Waves, the Basic Normal Shock Equations.

3.)Oblique Shock Waves and Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Waves.

4.)Measurement of Velocity in a Compressible Flow.

5.)Governing Equations for One-Dimensional Flow.

6.)Adiabatic and Isoentropic Flow in a Variable-Area Streamtube.

7.)Compressible Flow through Nozzles, Diffusers and Wind Tunnels.

8.)Shock-Wave/Viscous Boundary Layer- Interactions.

9.)Subsonic Compressible Flows over Airfoils.

10.)Two-Dimensional supersonic Flows Around Thin Airfoil. Supersonics Airfoils.

11.)Critical Mach Number, Drag-Divergence Mach Number. Supercritical Airfoils.

12.)Transonic Flows over Airfoils.

13.)Swept Wings at Subsonic, Transonic and Supersonic Speeds.

14.)Transonic and Supersonic Flows over Wings and Airplane Configurations.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Individual Project

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Richard S.Shevell

Fundamentals of Flight

2. Barnes W.McCormick

Aerodynamics, aeronautics and Flight Mechanics

3. John D.Anderson,Jr.

Fundamentals of Aerodynamics

4. R.H.Barnard, D.R.Philpott

Aircraft Flight

5. John J.Bertin, Michael L.Smith

Aerodynamics for Engineers

6. Robert W.Fox, Alan T.McDonald

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

7. Arnold M.Kuethe, Chuen-Yen Chow

Foundation of Aerodynamics

8. James E.A.John

Gas Dynamics

9. John D.Anderson,Jr.

Modern Compressible Flow

Note:

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