Fundamentals of Aerodynamics

by Anderson, John David

• ISBN13: 9780072373356
• ISBN10: 0072373350
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-02
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

* Offers a readable, thorough overview of basic aerodynamics, with numerous discussions of aviation history and development * Includes new coverage of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and illustrations to help explain the material * More than a dozen "design boxes" draw the reader's attention and illustrate the practical applications

Author Biography

John D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

I Fundamental Principles

1 Aerodynamics: Some Introductory Thoughts

2 Aerodynamics: Some Fundamental Principles and Equations

II Inviscid, Incompressible Flow

3 Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow

4 Incompressible Flows Over Airfoils

5 Incompressible Flow Over Finite Wings

6 Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow

III Inviscid, Compressible Flow

7 Compressible Flow: Some Preliminary Aspects

8 Normal Shock Waves and Related Topics

9 Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves

10 Compressible Flow Through Nozzles, Diffusers, and Wind Tunnels

11 Subsonic Compressible Flow Over Airfoils: Linear Theory

12 Linearized Supersonic Flow

13 Introduction to Numerical Techniques for Nonlinear Supersonic Flow

14 Elements of Hypersonic Flow

IV Viscous Flow

15 Introduction to the Fundamental Principles and Equations of Viscous Flow

16 Some Special Cases; Couette and Poiseuille Flows

17 Introduction to Boundary Layers

18 Laminar Boundary Layers

19 Turbulent Boundary Layers

20 Navier-Stokes Solutions: Some Examples