Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleAERODYNAMICS
Course Unit CodeAMEE401
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Use of flow similarity and non-dimensional coefficients in aerodynamic modelling
  2. Explain the nature of drag, lift, side-force and their relation to the pressure and shear stress distribution
  3. Use of potential flow solutions and superposition to evaluate lift and drag force on a body and determine the pressure distribution.
  4. Evaluate the effects of viscosity and turbulence on the drag force using boundary layer analysis.
  5. Develop the appropriate equations and evaluate the properties of an ideal gas undergoing isentropic and non-isentropic compressible flow.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAMEE202,AMEE202Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Review: Hydrostatics, Control Volume, Mass/Momentum/Energy Conservation, Navier-Stokes equations.

Dimensional Analysis: Use of flow similarity and non-dimensional coefficients in aerodynamic modelling.

Forces acting on an immersed body: Explain the nature of drag, lift, side-force and their relation to the pressure and shear stress distribution.

Inviscid flow: stream-function, circulation and vorticity, potential flow solutions and superposition to evaluate lift and drag force on a body and determine the pressure distribution.

Viscous flow: Effects of viscosity and turbulence on the drag and lift force, boundary layer analysis.

Compressible flow:

        Ideal gas properties

        Isentropic flow of an ideal gas

        Nonisentropic flow of an ideal gas: duct flow with friction, duct flow with heat transfer

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Donald F. Young, Theodore H. Okiishi, Bruce Roy Munson, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, 4th edition, 2002
  • John D. Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill Education, 2001
References
  • John J. Bertin, Aerodynamics for Engineers, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2001
  • J. A. D. Ackroyd, B. P. Axcell, A. I. Ruban, Early Development of Modern Aerodynamics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001
  • Joseph Katz, Allen Plotkin, Low-Speed Aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2001
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of both computer presentations and traditional means. Practical examples and exercises are included in the lectures to enhance the material learning process. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.

Students are assessed continuously and their knowledge is checked through tests with their assessment weight.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments15%
Tests25%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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