This note covers the following topics:
Fluid mechanics foundations, Drag, Aircraft Configuration Design Options,
Aerodynamic Design including use of Computational Aerodynamics, Subsonic
aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, Transonic aerodynamics of airfoils and
wings, Aerodynamics of high lift devices or powered lift, High angle of attack
aerodynamics, Supersonic aerodynamics, Hypersonic aerodynamics.
This
note explains the following topics: introduction to gas dynamics, Conservation
laws, Fundamentals of compressible fluid flow and Shock Phenomena, Aerodynamic
drag, transonic flow and helicopter aerodynamics and also covers computational
fluid dynamics and practical applications like wind tunnel testing techniques.
Author(s): International Islamic University Malaysia