Course | Undergraduate |
Semester | Sem. IV |
Subject Code | AE221 |
Subject Title | Aerodynamics |
Aerodynamic forces and moments – review of governing equations – potential flows – Kutta condition – vortex theorems – thin airfoil theory – finite wing theory – panel methods – flow over delta wings – boundary layer theory – effect of pressure gradient – flow separation and stall – high-lift devices – structure of turbulent boundary layer – Reynolds averaging.
• Anderson, J. D., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics , 5 th ed., McGraw-Hill (2010).
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2. Houghton, E. L., Carpenter, P. W., Collicott, S. H., and Valentine, D. T., Aerodynamics for Engineering Students , 6 th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann (2012).
3. Kuethe, A. M. and Chow, C.-Y., Foundations of Aerodynamics , 5 th ed., John Wiley (1997).
4. Clancy, L. J., Aerodynamics , Reprint ed., Himalayan Books (2006).
5. Drela, M., Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics , MIT Press (2014).