Introduction to Transonic Aerodynamics

ISBN-13: 9789401777698 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 555 str.

Roelof Vos; Saeed Farokhi

Opis

Written to teach students the nature of transonic flow and its mathematical foundation, this book offers a much-needed introduction to transonic aerodynamics.

Recenzje

"This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to transonic external aerodynamics. ... It is intended primarily for senior undergraduate students or graduate students with prior knowledge in aerodynamics, but it provides useful informations to all specialists interested in transonic flows." (Adrian Carabineanu, zbMATH, Vol. 1326.76001, 2016)

Spis treści

1 Introduction and Historic Perspective

2 Review of Fundamental Equations

3 Transonic Similarity Laws

4 Shock-Expansion Theory

5 Method of Characteristics

6 Aerodynamics of Non-lifting Bodies

7 Airfoil Aerodynamics

8 Aerodynamics of Swept Wings

A Isentropic Flow Table

B Normal Shock Table

C Prandtl-Meyer Function

Partial Answers to Selected Problems

Glossary

Index

Blurb

Written to teach students the nature of transonic flow and its mathematical foundation, this book offers a much-needed introduction to transonic aerodynamics. The authors present a quantitative and qualitative assessment of subsonic, supersonic, and transonic flow around bodies in two and three dimensions. The book reviews the governing equations and explores their applications and limitations as employed in modeling and computational fluid dynamics. 

Some concepts, such as shock and expansion theory, are examined from a numerical perspective. Others, including shock-boundary-layer interaction, are discussed from a qualitative point of view. The book includes 60 examples and more than 200 practice problems. The authors also offer analytical methods such as Method of Characteristics (MOC) that allow readers to practice with the subject matter. 

The result is a wealth of insight into transonic flow phenomena and their impact on aircraft design, including compressibility effects, shock and expansion waves, shock-boundary-layer interaction and aeroelasticity.