Aerodynamics for Engineers

Auteur

John J. Bertin, deceased, was Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy, formerly holding positions at NASA, The University of Texas at Austin, and Sandia National Laboratories.

Texte du rabat

Revised and expanded to reflect cutting-edge innovation in aerodynamics, and packed with new features to support learning, the seventh edition of this classic textbook introduces the fundamentals of aerodynamics using clear explanations and real-world examples. New features include over ten new aerodynamic analysis programs using Matlab, OpenVSP, and XFOIL get students up to speed on modern computational approaches; new end-of-chapter team projects show students how to work together to solve larger, more important aerodynamic problems; new and expanded coverage of propellers, UAVs, transonic wings, wingtip devices, drones, hypersonic aircraft, and aircraft design; and new pedagogical features including look-ahead navigation, expanded use of SI units and concept boxes, and new Aerodynamics Computation boxes along with new case studies. Structured around clear learning objectives, this is the ideal textbook for undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, and for graduate students and professional engineers seeking a readable and accessible reference.

Contenu

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 considerations; 14. Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment; Appendices; Answers to selected problems; Index; Conversion factors.