Revised to reflect the technological advances and modern application in Aerodynamics, the Fifth Edition of Aerodynamics for Engineers merges fundamental fluid mechanics, experimental techniques, and computational fluid dynamics techniques to build a solid foundation for students in aerodynamic applications from low-speed flight through hypersonic flight. It presents a background discussion of each topic followed by a presentation of the theory, and then derives fundamental equations, applies them to simple computational techniques, and compares them to experimental data.
Features
- Fluid Mechanics Review - The first four chapters provide a comprehensive review of fluid mechanics and an introduction to
the nomenclature and style of the text.
- End-of-chapter problems - Designed to complement the material presented within the chapter and to develop the student's
understanding of the relative importance of various phenomena.
- Emphasis on practical problems and the fundamental principles and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Up-to-date References - Covers modern applications and emerging technologies.
- SI units and English units are used throughout - conversion factors between SI units and English units are included on inside
cover.
New to this Edition
Revised to reflect the technological advances and modern application in Aerodynamics, the Fifth Edition updates include:
- 20% New End-of-Chapter problems - updates are reflected in every chapter
- Coverage of new and emerging aircraft technologies that relate to aerodynamics, including laminar flow and low Reynolds
number airfoils, modern high-lift systems, micro UAV and high altitude/long endurance wing geometries.
- Significant new material on practical methods for estimating aircraft drag, including form factor, roughness effects, and
transition.
- Modern applications including sonic boom reduction, wing-tip devices, and wing planforms.
- 32 new figures containing updated and new information.
Chapter 1 Why Study Aerodynamics?
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
Chapter 3 Dynamics of an Incompressible, Inviscid Flow Field
Chapter 4 Viscous Boundary Layers
Chapter 5 Characteristic Parameters for Airfoil and Wing Aerodynamics
Chapter 6 Incompressible Fows Around Airfoils of Infinite Span
Chapter 7 Incompressible Flow About Wings of Finite Span
Chapter 8 Dynamic of a Compressible Flow Field
Chapter 9 Compressible, Subsonic Flows and Transonic Flows
Chapter 10 Two-Dimensional, Supersonic Flows Around Thin Airfoils
,etc.