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Author Vos, Roelof, author

Title Introduction to transonic aerodynamics / Roelof Vos, Saeed Farokhi
Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 555 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Fluid mechanics and its applications, 0926-5112 ; volume 110
Fluid mechanics and its applications ; volume 110. 0926-5112
Contents 1 Introduction and Historic Perspective -- 2 Review of Fundamental Equations -- 3 Transonic Similarity Laws -- 4 Shock-Expansion Theory -- 5 Method of Characteristics -- 6 Aerodynamics of Non lifting Bodies -- 7 Airfoil Aerodynamics -- 8 Aerodynamics of Swept Wings -- A Isentropic Flow Table -- B Normal Shock Table -- C Prandtl-Meyer Function -- Partial Answers to Selected Problems -- Glossary -- Index
Summary Written to teach students the nature of transonic flow and its mathematical foundation, this book offers a much-needed introduction to transonic aerodynamics. The authors present a quantitative and qualitative assessment of subsonic, supersonic, and transonic flow around bodies in two and three dimensions. The book reviews the governing equations and explores their applications and limitations as employed in modeling and computational fluid dynamics. Some concepts, such as shock and expansion theory, are examined from a numerical perspective. Others, including shock-boundary-layer interaction, are discussed from a qualitative point of view. The book includes 60 examples and more than 200 practice problems. The authors also offer analytical methods such as Method of Characteristics (MOC) that allow readers to practice with the subject matter. The result is a wealth of insight into transonic flow phenomena and their impact on aircraft design, including compressibility effects, shock and expansion waves, shock-boundary-layer interaction and aeroelasticity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 13, 2015)
Subject Aerodynamics, Transonic.
Aerodynamics, Transonic
Form Electronic book
Author Farokhi, Saeed, author
ISBN 9789401797474
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9401797463
9789401797467