AE21002: Low Speed Aerodynamics
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| Course name | Low Speed Aerodynamics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offered by | Aerospace Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semester | Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Prerequisites: AE21001 3 - 1 - 0: 4 CreditsAerofoil characteristics, Classical aerofoil theory â camber and thickness problems, The source and vortex panel numerical methods, Prandtl s lifting line theory, Lifting surface theory, The vortex lattice method and general 3-D panel method, Boundary layer characteristics. Books:E L Houghton and A E Brock, Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, Edward ArnoldE L Houghton and N B Carruthers, Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, Edward ArnoldJ Katz and A E Plotkin, Low Speed Aerodynamics, Cambridge University PressJ D Anderson, Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill InternationalH Schlichting, Boundary Layer Theory, McGraw-Hill
Concepts taught in class
Concepts related to potential flow theory before mid-sems and viscous flow theory and related boundary layer theory post midsem
Student Opinion
| Get a clear idea about basic in-compressible aerodynamics paving the way for further studies |
How to Crack the Paper
| Class notes are very important. Previous years' papers give a good idea about the format of the question paper. |
Classroom resources
J D Anderson, Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics