Applied Computational Aerodynamics
A Modern Engineering Approach

This book covers the application of computational fluid dynamics from low-speed to high-speed flows, especially for use in aerospace applications.

Russell M. Cummings (Author), William H. Mason (Author), Scott A. Morton (Author), David R. McDaniel (Author)

9781107053748, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 April 2015

888 pages, 641 b/w illus. 25 tables 49 exercises
26.1 x 18.4 x 4.5 cm, 1.67 kg

'… the text has an easy style, with useful quotes, insets containing biographies of people who work in the field, and concept boxes that summarize the most important ideas. There are also projects included for most chapters, together with traditional problems. These features definitely make the text captivating and should help undergraduate students become passionate about the field … especially useful from the point of view of the practitioner. The text helps the student get familiar with various visualization techniques used not only by computational aerodynamicists but also by experimentalists … I really like the practical emphasis of the presentation and recommend it as an excellent material for an undergraduate class in computational aerodynamics.' Daniel Livescu, AIAA Journal

This computational aerodynamics textbook is written at the undergraduate level, based on years of teaching focused on developing the engineering skills required to become an intelligent user of aerodynamic codes. This is done by taking advantage of CA codes that are now available and doing projects to learn the basic numerical and aerodynamic concepts required. This book includes a number of unique features to make studying computational aerodynamics more enjoyable. These include: • The computer programs used in the book's projects are all open source and accessible to students and practicing engineers alike on the book's website, www.cambridge.org/aerodynamics. The site includes access to images, movies, programs, and more • The computational aerodynamics concepts are given relevance by CA Concept Boxes integrated into the chapters to provide realistic asides to the concepts • Readers can see fluids in motion with the Flow Visualization Boxes carefully integrated into the text.

1. Introduction to computational aerodynamics
2. Computers, codes, and engineering
3. Getting ready for computational aerodynamics: fluid-mechanics foundations
4. Getting ready for computational aerodynamics: aerodynamics concepts
5. Classical linear-theory computational aerodynamics
6. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics
7. Geometry and grids: a key consideration in computational aerodynamics
8. Viscosity and turbulence modeling in computational aerodynamics
9. Flow visualization: the art of computational aerodynamics
10. Applications of computational aerodynamics
Appendix A: geometry for aerodynamicists
Appendix B: sources of aerodynamic data for code validation
Appendix C: potential-flow review
Appendix D: computational aerodynamics programs
Appendix E: structured grid transformations
Appendix F: commonly used turbulence models.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Engineering thermodynamics [TGMB], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]