(NOTE: Each section contains a Summary, Problems, and
References)
1. Fluid Properties.
Concept of a Fluid. Fluid as a Continuum. Fluid Properties.
Pressure Variation in a Static Fluid Medium. The Standard
Atmosphere.
2. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics.
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics. Conservation of Mass. Conservation
of Linear Momentum. Applications to Constant-Property Flows.
Reynolds Number and Mach Number as Similarity Parameters. Concept
of the Boundary Layer. Conservation of Energy. First Law of
Thermodynamics. Derivation of the Energy Equation.
3. Dynamics of an Incompressible, Inviscid Flow
Field.
Inviscid Flows. Bernoulli's Equation. Use of Bernoulli's Equation
to Determine Airspeed. The Pressure Coefficient. Circulation.
Irrotational Flow. Kelvin's Theorem. Incompressible, Irrotational
Flow. Stream Function in a Two-Dimensional, Incompressible Flow.
Relation Between Streamlines and Equipotential Lines. Superposition
of Flows. Elementary Flows. Adding Elementary Flows to Describe
Flow Around a Cylinder. Lift and Drag Coefficients as Dimensionless
Flow-Field Parameters. Flow Around a Cylinder with Circulation.
Source Density Distribution on the Body Surface. Incompressible,
Axisymmetric Flow.
4. Viscous Boundary Layers.
Equations Governing the Boundary Layer for a Steady,
Two-Dimensional, Incompressible Flow. Boundary Conditions.
Incompressible, Laminar Boundary Layer. Boundary-Layer Transition.
Incompressible, Turbulent Boundary Layer. Eddy Viscosity and Mixing
Length Concepts. Integral Equations for a Flat-Plate Boundary
Layer. Thermal Boundary Layer for Constant-Property Flows.
5. Characteristic Parameters for Airfoil and Wing
Aerodynamics.
Characterization of Aerodynamic Forces and Moments. Airfoil
Geometry Parameters. Wing-Geometry Parameters. Aerodynamic Force
and Moment Coefficients. Wings of Finite Span.
6. Incompressible Flows around Airfoils of Infinite
Span.
General Comments. Circulation and the Generation of Lift. General
Thin-Airfoil Theory. Thin, Flat-Plate Airfoil (Symmetric Airfoil).
Thin, Cambered Airfoil. High-Lift Airfoil Sections. Multielement
Airfoil Sections for Generating High Lift. High-Lift Military
Airfoils.
7. Incompressible Flows about Wings of Finite
Span.
General Comments. Vortex System. Lifting-Line Theory for Unswept
Wings. Panel Methods. Vortex Lattice Method. Factors Affecting Drag
Due-to-Lift at Subsonic Speeds. Delta Wings. Leading-Edge
Extensions. Asymmetric Loads on the Fuselage at High Angles of
Attack. Flow Fields for Aircraft at High Angles of Attack.
8. Dynamics of a Compressible Flow Field.
Thermodynamic Concepts. Adiabatic Flow in a Variable-Area
Streamtube. Isentropic Flow in a Variable-Area. Characteristic
Equations and Prandtl-Meyer Flow. Shock Waves. Viscous Boundary
Layer.
9. Compressible, Subsonic Flows and Transonic
Flows.
Compressible, Subsonic Flow. Transonic Flow Past Unswept Airfoils.
Swept Wings at Transonic Speeds. Forward Swept Wing. Transonic
Aircraft.
10. Two-Dimensional Supersonic Flows around Thin
Airfoil.
Linear Theory. Second-Order Theory (Busemann's Theory).
Shock-Expansion Technique.
11. Supersonic Flows Over Wings and Airplane
Configurations.
General Remarks About Lift and Drag. General Remarks About
Supersonic Wings. Governing Equation and Boundary Conditions.
Consequences of Linearity. Solution Methods. Conical-Flow Method.
Singularity-Distribution Method. Design Considerations for
Supersonic Aircraft. Some Comments About the Design of the SST and
of the HSCT. Aerodynamic Interaction. Aerodynamic Analysis for
Complete Configurations in a Supersonic Stream.
12. Hypersonic Flows.
Newtonian Flow Model. Stagnation Region Flow-Field Properties.
Modified Newtonian Flow. High L/D Hypersonic
Configurations-Waveriders. Aerodynamic Heating. A Hypersonic
Cruiser for the Twenty-First Century? Importance of Interrelating
CFD, Ground-Test Data, and Flight-Test Data.
13. Aerodynamic Design Considerations.
High-Lift Configurations. Circulation Control Wing. Design
Considerations for Tactical Military Aircraft. Drag Reduction.
Development of an Airframe Modification to Improve the Mission
Effectiveness of an Existing Airplane. Considerations for
Wing/Canard, Wing/Tail, and Tailless Configurations. Comments on
the F-15 Design. The Design of the F-22.
14. Tools for Defining the Aerodynamic Environment.
CFD Tools. Establishing the Credibility of CFD Simulations.
Ground-Based Test Programs. Flight-Test Programs. Integration of
Experimental and Computational Tools: The Aerodynamic Design
Philosophy.
Appendix A: The Equations of Motion Written in Conservation
Form.
Appendix B: A Collection of Often Used Tables.
Index
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