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Course Overview & Introduction to Aerodynamics -
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Professor Dr. Mazharul Islam, P.Eng. (Alberta, Canada)
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acquire important information related to the course;
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explain aerodynamics;

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 Overview of Aerodynamics (ME 4019)

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What is
Aerodynamics? Fundamentals Introduction
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of to
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Aerodynamics Flight

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 Section A (Aerodynamics)

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Introduction to Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics - Part Fundamentals: Incompressible Flow over
1 Fundamental Principles:
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Bernoulli Equation
3 Finite Wings:
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Definition of Aerodynamics
1 Pressure Coefficient
Potential Flows –
Downwash
Induced drag
Applications of Aerodynamics (a) Uniform flow, The Vortex Filament
Case Studies (b) Source flow, The Biot-Savart Law
Learning Outcomes Selected Fundamental Aerodynamic Variables
Aerodynamic Forces & Moments
(c) Doublet flow,
(d) Vortex flow
Helmholtz’s Theorems
Lifting-line theory
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Center of Pressure The Kutta-Joukowski Theorem
Course Overview Classifications of fluid flows Nonlifting flows over a cylinder
Boundary Layer The flow over a circular cylinder
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Fundamental Inviscid,
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Introduction Principles and Incompressible
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Fundamental Principles and Equations: Incompressible Flow over Airfoils:

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Fundamental equations
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Airfoil
Pathlines, Streamlines, and Streaklines The Kutta condition
Circulation Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem
Stream Function
Velocity Potential
Thin Airfoil Theory:
- The sysmmetric airfoil. 4
Relationship Between the Stream Function and Velocity Potential - The cambered airfoil

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 Learning Outcomes of the Course

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Introduction to After completion of the course, the students will be expected to:
Aerodynamics - Part
1 1 Explain the main fundamental principles and equations related to
aerodynamics,
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2 Analyze the flow over a circular cylinder using the Kutta-Joukowski
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Theorem,
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4 Assess the performance of airplane at static and dynamic conditions,
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6 Classify aircraft engines based on propulsion mechanisms, and
7 Design airfoils using computational aerodynamics tools.

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 Basic Info

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Introduction to According to "NASA Knows! (Grades K-4)"
Aerodynamics - Part
1 https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/
nasa-knows/what-is-aerodynamics-k4.html -
Learning Outcomes "Aerodynamics is the way air moves around things"
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"The rules of aerodynamics explain how an airplane is able to fly "
What is
Aerodynamics? "Anything that moves through air reacts to aerodynamics"
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"A rocket blasting off the launch pad and a kite in the sky react to
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"Aerodynamics even acts on cars, since air flows around cars"

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 One of the Subdivisions of Fluid Dynamics

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Introduction to "an applied science with many practical applications in engineering"
Aerodynamics - Part
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Course Overview Hydrodynamics

What is
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Summary Fluid Dynamics Aerodynamics

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Gas Dynamics

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Introduction to
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John D. Anderson, J. (2010). Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. McGraw-Hill
Aerodynamics?
Education (India) Private Ltd., fifth edition edition.
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