Table of Contents

Part 1 Fundamental Principles 1 Aerodynamics: Some Introductory Thoughts 2 Aerodynamics: Some Fundamental Principles and Equations Part 2 Inviscid, Incompressible Flow 3 Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow 4 Incompressible Flow over Airfoils 5 Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings 6 Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow Part 3 Inviscid, Compressible Flow 7 Compressible Flow: Some Preliminary Aspects 8 Normal Shock Waves and Related Topics 9 Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves 10 Compressible Flow Through Nozzles, Diffusers, and Wind Tunnels 11 Subsonic Compressible Flow over Airfoils: Linear Theory 12 Linearized Supersonic Flow 13 Introduction to Numerical Techniques for Nonlinear Supersonic Flow 14 Elements of Hypersonic Flow Part 4 Viscous Flow 15 Introduction to the Fundamental Principles and Equations of Viscous Flow 16 Some Special Cases; Couette and Poiseuille Flows 17 Introduction to Boundary Layers 18 Laminar Boundary Layers 19 Turbulent Boundary Layers 20 Navier-Stokes Solutions: Some Examples Appendix A Isentropic Flow Properties Appendix B Normal Shock Properties Appendix C Prandtl-Meyer Function and Mach Angle Appendix D Standard Atmosphere, SI Units Appendix E Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units

About the Author

John D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland.