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 for Thin Profiles - Recapitulation

4. Types of Partial Differential Equations

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

   1. Visualization of the Supersonic Flow Solution in MATLAB

   2. Visualization of the Supersonic Flow Solution in Python

6. Singularity Method for Incompressible Potential Flows

7. Subsonic Potential Flow Over a Thin Airfoil at Zero Lift: Prandtl-Glauert Mapping

   1. Summary

   2. Visualization of the Subsonic Potential Flow

   3. Some Useful Analytical Integrals

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

Part B: Pre-CFD Numerical Methods