This introductory text walks readers from the fundamental mechanics of lift to the stage of being able to make practical calculations and predictions of the coefficient of lift for realistic wing profile and platform geometries.

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Geordie Drummond McBain, AustraliaGeordie McBain is an engineering consultant based in Sydney, Australia. In 1995 he graduated top of his class from James Cook University with first class honours in mechanical engineering, earning him the Faculty Medal, and went on to receive his PhD there in 1999. In 2002 he was awarded a Sesquicentennial Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Sydney, researching fluid dynamics. During this period, he taught aerodynamics to students on the Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering degree programmes. Klappentext Starting from a basic knowledge of mathematics and mechanics gained in standard foundation classes, Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave takes the reader conceptually through from the fundamental mechanics of lift to the stage of actually being able to make practical calculations and predictions of the coefficient of lift for realistic wing profile and planform geometries.The classical framework and methods of aerodynamics are covered in detail and the reader is shown how they may be used to develop simple yet powerful MATLAB or Octave programs that accurately predict and visualise the dynamics of real wing shapes, using lumped vortex, panel, and vortex lattice methods.This book contains all the mathematical development and formulae required in standard incompressible aerodynamics as well as dozens of small but complete working programs which can be put to use immediately using either the popular MATLAB or free Octave computional modelling packages.Key features: Synthesizes the classical foundations of aerodynamics with hands-on computation, emphasizing interactivity and visualization. Includes complete source code for all programs, all listings having been tested for compatibility with both MATLAB and Octave. Companion website (www.wiley.com/go/mcbain) hosting codes and solutions.Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave is an introductory text for graduate and senior undergraduate students on aeronautical and aerospace engineering courses and also forms a valuable reference for engineers and designers. Zusammenfassung Starting from a basic knowledge of mathematics and mechanics gained in standard foundation classes, Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave takes the reader conceptually through from the fundamental mechanics of lift to the stage of actually being able to make practical calculations and predictions of the coefficient of lift for realistic wing profile and planform geometries.The classical framework and methods of aerodynamics are covered in detail and the reader is shown how they may be used to develop simple yet powerful MATLAB or Octave programs that accurately predict and visualise the dynamics of real wing shapes, using lumped vortex, panel, and vortex lattice methods.This book contains all the mathematical development and formulae required in standard incompressible aerodynamics as well as dozens of small but complete working programs which can be put to use immediately using either the popular MATLAB or free Octave computional modelling packages.Key features: Synthesizes the classical foundations of aerodynamics with hands-on computation, emphasizing interactivity and visualization. Includes complete source code for all programs, all listings having been tested for compatibility with both MATLAB and Octave. Companion website (www.wiley.com/go/mcbain) hosting codes and solutions.Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave is an introductory text for graduate and senior undergraduate students on aeronautical and aerospace engineering courses and also forms a valuable reference for engineers and designers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xviiSeries Preface xxiiiPART ONE PLANE IDEAL AERODYNAMICS1 Preliminary Notions 31.2 Aircraft Geometry 5...

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Dr. Geordie Drummond McBain, Australia Geordie McBain is an engineering consultant based in Sydney, Australia. In 1995 he graduated top of his class from James Cook University with first class honours in mechanical engineering, earning him the Faculty Medal, and went on to receive his PhD there in 1999. In 2002 he was awarded a Sesquicentennial Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Sydney, researching fluid dynamics. During this period, he taught aerodynamics to students on the Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering degree programmes.

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Starting from a basic knowledge of mathematics and mechanics gained in standard foundation classes, Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave takes the reader conceptually through from the fundamental mechanics of lift to the stage of actually being able to make practical calculations and predictions of the coefficient of lift for realistic wing profile and planform geometries. The classical framework and methods of aerodynamics are covered in detail and the reader is shown how they may be used to develop simple yet powerful MATLAB or Octave programs that accurately predict and visualise the dynamics of real wing shapes, using lumped vortex, panel, and vortex lattice methods. This book contains all the mathematical development and formulae required in standard incompressible aerodynamics as well as dozens of small but complete working programs which can be put to use immediately using either the popular MATLAB or free Octave computional modelling packages. Key features: Synthesizes the classical foundations of aerodynamics with hands-on computation, emphasizing interactivity and visualization. Includes complete source code for all programs, all listings having been tested for compatibility with both MATLAB and Octave. * Companion website (www.wiley.com/go/mcbain) hosting codes and solutions. Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics in MATLAB/Octave is an introductory text for graduate and senior undergraduate students on aeronautical and aerospace engineering courses and also forms a valuable reference for engineers and designers.

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Preface xvii Series Preface xxiii PART ONE PLANE IDEAL AERODYNAMICS 1 Preliminary Notions 3 1.2 Aircraft Geometry 5 1.3 Velocity 8 1.4 Properties of Air 8 1.5 Dimensional Theory 13 1.6 Example: NACA Report No. 502 18 1.7 Exercises 19 1.8 Further Reading 22 2 Plane Ideal Flow 25 2.1 Material Properties: The Perfect Fluid 25 2.2 Conservation of Mass 26 2.3 The Continuity Equation 26 2.4 Mechanics: The Euler Equations 27 2.5 Consequences of the Governing Equations 30 2.6 The Complex Velocity 35 2.7 The Complex Potential 41 2.8 Exercises 42 2.9 Further Reading 44 3 Circulation and Lift 47 3.1 Powers of z 47 3.2 Multiplication by a Complex Constant 53 3.3 Linear Combinations of Complex Velocities 54 3.4 Transforming the Whole Velocity Field 56 3.5 Circulation and Outflow 57 3.6 More on the Scalar Potential and Stream Function 61 3.7 Lift 62 3.8 Exercises 64 3.9 Further Reading 65 4 Conformal Mapping 67 4.1 Composition of Analytic Functions 67 4.2 Mapping with Powers of zeta 68 4.3 Joukowsky's Transformation 71 4.4 Exercises 75 4.5 Further Reading 78 5 Flat Plate Aerodynamics 79 5.1 Plane Ideal Flow over a Thin Flat Plate 79 5.2 Application of Thin Aerofoil Theory to the Flat Plate 87 5.3 Aerodynamic Moment 89 5.4 Exercises 90 5.5 Further Reading 91 6 Thin Wing Sections 93 6.1 Thin Aerofoil Analysis 93 6.2 Thin Aerofoil Aerodynamics 98 6.3 Analytical Evaluation of Thin Aerofoil Integrals 101 6.4 Numerical Thin Aerofoil Theory 105 6.5 Exercises 109 6.6 Further Reading 109 7 Lumped Vortex Elements 111 7.1 The Thin Flat Plate at Arbitrary Incidence, Again 111 7.2 Using Two Lumped Vortices …