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Valid for year : 2009
 
TMMV01 Aerodynamics, 6 ECTS credits.
/Aerodynamik/

For:   COM   ENG   M   Y  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 108

  Area of Education: Technlogy

Subject area: Mechanical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
After the course the student must be able to:
  • Describe and model basic aerodynamic flow situations.
  • Describe and model the flow around wings and airfoils at subsonic and supersonic speeds.
  • Explain measurement of pressure, velocity, and temperature for aerodynamic applications.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Analysis, Algebra, Physics (thermodynamics) and Mechanics and Fluid mechanics.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Computational methods in heat transfer. Computational methods in fluid mechanics.

Organisation:
The course is organised with lectures, laboratory exercise and project work.

Course contents:
Introduction. Basic equations, e g Navier-Stokes equations, equation of continuity, energy equation. Flow about a body. Aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils. The dynamics of viscous fluids. Incompressible and compressible flow. Airfoils in compressible flow. Boundary layer flow. Viscous effects and secondary flows.

Course literature:
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (latest edition), John D. Andersson, McGrawHill

Examination:
Written examination
Laboration course
Project work
4 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
0,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies:
Examiner: Roland Gårdhagen
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Last updated: 05/12/2009