The Theory of Subsonic Plane Flow

This 1961 book presents a concise and systematic treatment of two-dimensional subsonic, inviscid fluid motion and its aeronautical applications.

L. C. Woods (Author)

9780521283199, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

618 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.9 kg

This 1961 book presents a concise and systematic treatment of two-dimensional subsonic, inviscid fluid motion and its aeronautical applications. Part I surveys the relevant fluid dynamics, assuming only a basic knowledge of the topic. In Part II, the methods of conformal mapping and Cauchy integrals are developed, on the assumption that the reader has only an elementary understanding of complex variable theory; this will be of interest to a wide range of applied mathematicians and engineers. In Part III, the methods are applied to several problems in fluid mechanics and aero dynamics. The text provides an extensive account of mixed boundary-value problems and treats such examples of these problems as occur in ventilated wind-tunnel theory, jet-flap theory and unsteady Hemholtz motions.

Preface
List of principal symbols
Part I. Fluid Motion Theory: 1. Introductory theory
2. General theory of two-dimensional flow
Part II. Complex Variable Theory: 3. Cauchy integrals and their application to harmonic function boundary value problems
4. Mixed and periodic boundary conditions
5. Conformal mapping
Part II. Applications: 6. General account of methods: sources, doublets and vortices
7. Flow in channels
8. Aerofoil theory
9. Unsteady aerofoil theory
10. Flow past semi-infinite profiles
11. Wakes and cavities
12. Cascades of aerofoils
13. Lifting aerofoils in channels
14. Unsteady motion of aerofoils in channels and jets
Concluding remarks
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Engineering: general [TBC]