Prof Murman

Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Professor Mark Drela

Fall 2006

 

 


Learning Objectives

Concept Questions from Lectures 1-10

Concept Questions from Lectures 12-17

Quiz Stuff
Fluids Quiz 1 cribsheet -- This is the only material you may use during quiz. You may write on the front, but not the back.
Fluids Quiz 2 cribsheet -- This is the only material you may use during quiz. Print 2-sided on one sheet. You may write on both sides.

SINGS (2D potential flow visualizer and playground)
SINGS sample session commands. SINGS currently runs on Athena Linux stations.
Info on downloading SINGS to your Linux laptop.

Web Stuff
See How It Flies -- Aviation and Aerodynamics in Plain Terms


Lecture
Date
Topic
Concept Questions and Mud Anderson, Third Edition
F1
9/8/06 Lecture 1 (Introductory concepts) F1 Mud Anderson 1.1 (optional), 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
F2
9/11/06 Lecture 2 (Hydrostatics) F2 Mud Anderson 1.9
F3
9/12/06 Lecture 3 (Aerodynamic forces and moments) F3 Mud Anderson 1.5, 1.6
F4
9/13/06 Lecture 4 (Dimensional Analysis and Similarity) F4 Mud Anderson 1.7
F5
9/15/06 Lecture_5 (Reynolds and Mach Number) F5 Mud Anderson 1.10, 1.11
F6
9/18/06 Lecture 6 (Control Volume, Mass Conservation) F6 Mud Anderson 2.3, 2.4
F7 9/19/06 Lecture 7 (Momentum Conservation) F7 Mud Anderson, 2.5
Math Review 9/20/06 Div,Curl Review (Gauss,Stokes Theorems) Grad Review (Gradient Theorem)    
F8 9/22/06 Lecture 8 (Streamlines,pathlines,streaklines) F8 Mud Anderson 2.11
F9 9/26/06 Lecture 9 (Momentum Integral Applications) Updated! 25 Sep 06 F9 Mud Anderson 2.6
F10 9/27/06 Lecture 10 (Substantial Derivative) F10 Mud Anderson 2.9, 2.10
F11 9/29/06 Lecture 11 (Vorticity and Circulation) F11 Mud Anderson 2.12, 2.13
F12 10/02/06 Lecture 12 (Streamfunction and Velocity Potential) F12 mud Anderson 2.14, 2.15
F13 10/04/06 Lecture 13 (Bernoulli's Equation) F13 Mud Anderson 3.2, 3.3
F14 10/06/06 Lecture 14 (Incompressible and Irrotational Flows) F14 Mud Anderson 3.7
F15 10/11/06 Lecture 15 (Source, Sinks and Doublets) F15 Mud Anderson 3.9 - 3.12
F16 10/16/06 Lecture 16 (Vortex, Lifting Flow) F16 Mud Anderson 3.14 - 3.16
F17 10/18/06 Lecture 17 (Flowfield Prediction) F17 Mud Anderson 3.17
F18 10/20/06 Lecture 18 (Lift prediction, Vortex Sheets) F18 Mud Anderson 3.17
F19 10/23/06 Lecture 19 (Airfoils) F19 Mud Anderson 4.1 - 4.3
F20 10/24/06 Lecture 20 (Airfoils: Detailed Look) Anderson 3.1-3.3, Airfoils and Airflow
F21 10/25/06 Lecture 21 (Airfoil Polar Relations) F21 Mud