Aerodynamics for Engineers

ISBN-13: 9781009098625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 820 str.

John J. Bertin; Russell M. Cummings

Opis

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers fundamental aerodynamics using examples, applications and exercises.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Why study aerodynamics? 2. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; 3. Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field; 4. Viscous boundary layers; 5. Characteristic parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics; 6. Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span; 7. Incompressible flow about wings of finite span; 8. Dynamics of a compressible flow field; 9. Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows; 10. Two-dimensional, supersonic flows around thin airfoils; 11. Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations; 12. Hypersonic flows; 13. Aerodynamic design configurations; 14. Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment; Appendix A: The equations of motion written in conservation form; Appendix B: A collection of often used tables; Answers to selected problems; Credits; Index; Conversion factors.