Aerodynamics for Engineers

Bertin, John J; Cummings, Russell M.

ISBN 10: 0132355213 / ISBN 13: 9780132355216

Published by Pearson, Upper Sadle River, 2009

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Quarto in glossy blue illus baords; 752 pages: illustrations; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. "Revised to reflect the technological advances and modern application in aerodynamics, this edition 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. Contents: Why study aerodynamics? -- Fundamentals of fluid mechanics -- Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field -- Viscous boundary layers -- Characteristic parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics -- Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span -- Incompressible flow about wings of finite span -- Dynamics of a compressible flow field -- Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows -- Two-dimensional, supersonic flows around thin airfoils -- Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations -- Hypersonic flows -- Aerodynamic design considerations -- Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment. Aviation; Aerodynamics. Aerospace engineering. A?rodynamique. A?rospatiale (Ing?nierie) aerodynamics. Aerospace engineering. Aerodynamics. Aerodynamik Aerodynamik. As new ; fine. Seller Inventory # 94052

Bibliographic Details

Title: Aerodynamics for Engineers

Publisher: Pearson, Upper Sadle River

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: fine

Edition: 5th ed.

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Synopsis:

For junior/senior and graduate-level courses in Aerodynamics, Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

 

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.

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The fourth edition of Aerodynamics for Engineers has been written to reflect the rapid advances in software and in hardware that have resulted in the ever increasing use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the design of aerospace vehicles. The increased reliance on computational methods has led to two changes unique to the fourth edition.

1. Some very sophisticated numerical solutions for high-alpha flow fields (Chapter 7), transonic flows around an NACA airfoil (Chapter 9), and flow over the SR-71 at three high-speed Mach numbers (Chapter 11) appear for the first time in Aerodynamics for Engineers. Although these results have appeared in the open literature, the high-quality figures were provided by Cobalt Solutions, LLC, using the post-processing packages Fieldview and EnSight.
2. Chapter 14 has been completely rewritten to provide a discussion of the complementary use of experiment and of computation as tools for defining the aerodynamic environment. This was the greatest single change to the text. Chapter 14 was a major effort, intended to put in perspective the strengths and limitations of the various tools that were discussed individually throughout the text.