Russell M. Cummings is a professor of aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy, where he teaches fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, and numerical methods, in addition to computational aerodynamics. Professor Cummings is the coauthor of Aerodynamics for Engineers, 6th edition, and is also professor emeritus of aerospace engineering at California Polytechnic State University. Professor Cummings has specialized in high angle of attack aerodynamics and manoeuvring aircraft simulation for most of his career.
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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.
