An Introduction to Theoretical and 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.