John J. Bertin, Russell M. Cummings

Aerodynamics for Engineers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 844
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1753g
• ISBN-13: 9781009098625
• ISBN-10: 1009098624
• Artikelnr.: 62257841

Autorenporträt

John J. Bertin, deceased, was Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy, formerly holding positions at NASA, The University of Texas at Austin, and Sandia National Laboratories.

Inhaltsangabe

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.