Aerodynamics for Engineering Students - Softcover

Collicott Ph.D. Stanford University Aeronautics & Astronautics, Steven H.; Valentine, Daniel T.; Houghton, E. L.; Carpenter, P. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0080966322 ISBN 13: 9780080966328

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012

Synopsis

Already one of the leading course texts on aerodynamics in the UK, the sixth edition welcomes a new US-based author team to keep the text current. The sixth edition has been revised to include the latest developments in compressible flow, computational fluid dynamics, and contemporary applications. Computational methods have been expanded and updated to reflect the modern approaches to aerodynamic design and research in the aeronautical industry and elsewhere, and new examples of ‘the aerodynamics around you’ have been added to link theory to practical understanding.

• Expanded coverage of compressible flow
• MATLAB(r) exercises throughout, to give students practice is using industry-standard computational tools. m-files available for download from companion website
• Contemporary applications and examples help students see the link between everyday physical examples of aerodynamics and the application of aerodynamic principles to aerodynamic design
• Additional examples and end of chapter exercises provide more problem-solving practice for students
• Improved teaching support with PowerPoint slides,  solutions manual, m-files, and other resources to accompany the text

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel T. Valentine is Professor Emeritus and was Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. He was also Affiliate Director of the Clarkson Space Grant Program of the New York NASA Space Grant Consortium, a program that provided support for undergraduate and graduate research. His Ph.D. degree is in fluid Mechanics from the Catholic University of America. His BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering are from Rutgers University.

Review:

"The book is clearly written and can be confidently recommended as a general and comprehensive aerodynamics text for the use of students of aeronautical engineering." --Journal of Aerospace Engineering

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0080966322
• ISBN 13: 9780080966328
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 740