VU Computational Aerodynamics, 322.079

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Course organization

Lecture videos

Lecture notes

1. Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics

Part A: Analysis

2. Governing Equations for Compressible Potential Flow

3. Compressible Potential Flow Over a Thin Airfoil: Asymptotic Expansion

   • Asymptotic Expansion - Recapitulation

4. Types of Partial Differential Equations

5. Supersonic Potential Flow Over a Thin Airfoil at Zero Lift: D'Alembert Solution

6. Singularity Method for Incompressible Potential Flows

7. Subsonic Potential Flow Over a Thin Airfoil at Zero Lift: Prandtl-Glauert Mapping
8. Thin Airfoil Theory: Circulation and Lift
9. Boundary-Layer Theory

   1. Boundary-Layer Equations

   2. Boundary-Layer Effects

   3. Similar Solutions of the Boundary-Layer Equations

   4. Numerical Solution of the Falkner-Skan Equation

   5. Momentum-Integral Equation