Aerodynamics for Engineers

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers fundamental aerodynamics using examples, applications and exercises.

John J. Bertin (Author), Russell M. Cummings (Author)

9781009098625, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 August 2021

820 pages
26.1 x 18.5 x 4.5 cm, 0.175 kg

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers the fundamentals of aerodynamics using clear explanations and real-world examples. Aerodynamics concept boxes throughout showcase real-world applications, chapter objectives provide readers with a better understanding of the goal of each chapter and highlight the key 'take-home' concepts, and example problems aid understanding of how to apply core concepts. Coverage also includes the importance of aerodynamics to aircraft performance, applications of potential flow theory to aerodynamics, high-lift military airfoils, subsonic compressible transformations, and the distinguishing characteristics of hypersonic flow. Supported online by a solutions manual for instructors, MATLAB® files for example problems, and lecture slides for most chapters, this is an ideal textbook for undergraduates taking introductory courses in aerodynamics, and for graduates taking preparatory courses in aerodynamics before progressing to more advanced study.

Preface
1. Why study aerodynamics? 2. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics
3. Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field
4. Viscous boundary layers
5. Characteristic parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics
6. Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span
7. Incompressible flow about wings of finite span
8. Dynamics of a compressible flow field
9. Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows
10. Two-dimensional, supersonic flows around thin airfoils
11. Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations
12. Hypersonic flows
13. Aerodynamic design configurations
14. Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment
Appendix A: The equations of motion written in conservation form
Appendix B: A collection of often used tables
Answers to selected problems
Credits
Index
Conversion factors.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Aerodynamics [TGMF1]