MAE4965 Advanced aerodynamics and turbulence

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Understand the tensorial development of the governing conservation equations for aerodynamics problems,

2. 2

   Understand the physics of inviscid and viscous aerodynamics,

3. 3

   Understand the derivation of the equations governing boundary layer flow and shear flows in general,

4. 4

   To be able to solve the boundary layer equations for generic geometries using both differential analysis and integral analysis to predict drag, lift and boundary layer separation on airfoil surfaces,

5. 5

   Understand the physics of flow instability and laminar-turbulent transition,

6. 6

   Understand the analysis of Tollmien-Schlichting instability and transition in boundary layer flow and recognise factors controlling laminar-turbulent boundary layer transition,

7. 7

   Understand statistical analysis of turbulence and the general properties of turbulent shear flows,

8. 8

   Understand the structure of turbulent boundary layer flow and to be able to derive and interpret the equations governing the mean flow, kinetic energy and Reynolds stresses of a turbulent boundary layer,

9. 9

   Understand the quantitative description of turbulent boundary layer flow and to be able to calculate turbulent boundary layer drag and predict adverse pressure gradient separation on airfoils, and

10. 10

    To recognise and interpret boundary layer control methodologies on airfoils to minimise drag and avoid boundary layer separation and loss of lift.