Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Introduction and Background
- 2 Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow
- 3 General Solution of the Incompressible, Potential Flow Equations
- 4 Small-Disturbance Flow over Three-Dimensional Wings: Formulation of the Problem
- 5 Small-Disturbance Flow over Two-Dimensional Airfoils
- 6 Exact Solutions with Complex Variables
- 7 Perturbation Methods
- 8 Three-Dimensional Small-Disturbance Solutions
- 9 Numerical (Panel) Methods
- 10 Singularity Elements and Influence Coefficients
- 11 Two-Dimensional Numerical Solutions
- 12 Three-Dimensional Numerical Solutions
- 13 Unsteady Incompressible Potential Flow
- 14 The Laminar Boundary Layer
- 15 Enhancement of the Potential Flow Model
- A Airfoil Integrals
- B Singularity Distribution Integrals
- C Principal Value of the Lifting Surface Integral IL
- D Sample Computer Programs
- Index
Preface to the First Edition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Introduction and Background
- 2 Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow
- 3 General Solution of the Incompressible, Potential Flow Equations
- 4 Small-Disturbance Flow over Three-Dimensional Wings: Formulation of the Problem
- 5 Small-Disturbance Flow over Two-Dimensional Airfoils
- 6 Exact Solutions with Complex Variables
- 7 Perturbation Methods
- 8 Three-Dimensional Small-Disturbance Solutions
- 9 Numerical (Panel) Methods
- 10 Singularity Elements and Influence Coefficients
- 11 Two-Dimensional Numerical Solutions
- 12 Three-Dimensional Numerical Solutions
- 13 Unsteady Incompressible Potential Flow
- 14 The Laminar Boundary Layer
- 15 Enhancement of the Potential Flow Model
- A Airfoil Integrals
- B Singularity Distribution Integrals
- C Principal Value of the Lifting Surface Integral IL
- D Sample Computer Programs
- Index
Summary
Our goal in writing this book is to present a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the subject of inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational aerodynamics. Over the last several years there has been a widespread use of computational (surface singularity) methods for the solution of problems of concern to the low-speed aerodynamicist and a need has developed for a text to provide the theoretical basis for these methods as well as to provide a smooth transition from the classical small-disturbance methods of the past to the computational methods of the present. This book was written in response to this need. A unique feature of this book is that the computational approach (from a single vortex element to a three-dimensional panel formulation) is interwoven throughout so that it serves as a teaching tool in the understanding of the classical methods as well as a vehicle for the reader to obtain solutions to complex problems that previously could not be dealt with in the context of a textbook. The reader will be introduced to different levels of complexity in the numerical modeling of an aerodynamic problem and will be able to assemble codes to implement a solution.
We have purposely limited our scope to inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational aerodynamics so that we can present a truly comprehensive coverage of the material. The book brings together topics currently scattered throughout the literature. It provides a detailed presentation of computational techniques for three-dimensional and unsteady flows.
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- Low-Speed Aerodynamics , pp. xv - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001