Professor Drela

Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Air Drela

Spring 2009

 

XFOIL Info and Instructions

Alphas figure for Q1 crib sheet

Lecture
Date
Topic
Lecture Notes Anderson, Fourth Edition
F1
2/11
New F1, actually F18 from last semester, covering vortex sheets
Lecture F1
4.5, 4.6
F2
2/12
Airfoil Vortex Sheet Models, Thin Airfoil Analysis Problem
Lecture F2
4.4, 4.7
F3
2/17
Thin Airfoil Analysis Problem, Continued
Lecture F3
Thin Airfoil Theory glossary
4.8
F4
2/24
Thin Airfoil Theory Application: Analysis Example
Lecture F4
4.8, 4.9
F5
2/25
Introduction to 3D Wings, 2D and 3D Coefficients
Lecture F5

5.1

F6
2/27
3D Vortex Filaments, Lifting Line Theory
Lecture F6
5.1
F7
3/2
Elliptical Lift Distribution
Lecture F7
5.3.1
F8
3/5
Wing Geometry, Wing Design Problem
Lecture F8
5.3.2, 5.3.3
F9
3/9
General Wings
Lecture F9
5.3.2, 5.3.3
F10
3/10
Aircraft Performance Analysis

Lecture F10

Drag Estimation Table

 
F11
4/8
Intorduction to Compressible Flows, Thermodynamic Concepts
Lecture F11
7.1-7.2
F12
4/10
Energy Conservation
Lecture F12
2.7, 7.4, 7.5
F13
4/17
Stagnation Quantities, Introduction to Shock Waves
Lecture F13
7.5, 7.6
F14
4/22
Normal Shock Waves, Speed of Sound
Lecture F14
8.1-8.3
F15
4/24
Mach Number Relations, Normal Shock Properties
Lecture F15
8.4, 8.6
F16
4/27
Shock Losses, Compressible Flow Pitot-Tube
Lecture F16
8.6, 8.7
 
 
F17
4/28
Oblique Shocks
Lecture F17
9.1, 9.2
F18
5/1
Prandtl-Meyer Waves, Shock Expansion Theory
Lecture F18
9.6, 9.7
F19
5/4
Compressible Channel Flow
Lecture F19
10.1, 10.2
F20
5/8
Laval Nozzle Flows

Lecture F20

Laval Notes

10.3

 

 


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