Theoretical & Computational Aerodynamics

Concise, highly readable introduction to theoretical and computational aerodynamics. Integrates both classical and modern developments, focusing on applying methods to actual wing design. Designed for a junior- or senior-level course and as a resource for practicing engineers. Contents: 1. Wings. 2. Review of Basic Fluid Dynamics. 3. Incompressible Irrotational Flow About Symmetric Airfoils at Zero Lift. 4. Lifting Airfoils in Incompresssible Irrotational Flow. 5. Wings of Finite Span. 6. The Navier-Stokes Equations. 7. The Boundary Layer. 8. Panel Methods. 9. Finite Difference Methods. 10. Finite-Difference Solution of the Boundary Layer Equations. 11. Compressible Potential Flow Past Airfoils. Appendixes. Index. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by John Wiley & Sons, New York 1984. 221 Figures.