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Fundamentals
Physical quantities of a flowing gas; Source of all aerodynamic forces; Equation of state for a perfect gas
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Standard Atmosphere
Hydrostatic equation; Geometric and geopotential altitudes; Standard atmosphere definition; Pressure, temperature and density altitudes
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General Aerodynamics
Continuity and momentum equations; Thermodynamics; Isentropic flow; Energy equations; Subsonic wind tunnels
Airspeed measurement; Viscous flow; Reynolds number; Laminar and turbulent boundary layers; Transition; Flow separation; Viscous effects on drag
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Aerofoils, wings and wind turbines
Airfoil nomenclature; Lift, Drag and Moment coefficients; Airfoil data (NACA); Infinite versus finite wings; Pressure coefficient; Obtaining lift coefficient from Cp; Compressibility correction for Lift Coefficient; Critical Mach number and Critical Pressure Coefficient; Airfoil drag; Calculation of induced drag; Change in the lift slope; Swept wings; Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
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Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Introduction to the CFD Methodology • Cell Zone and Boundary Conditions • Post-Processing with CFD-Post • Solver Settings • Turbulence Modelling • Heat Transfer • Transient Flows • Moving Zones • Multiphase Flows • HPC • Best Practices
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CFD Dynamic Meshing
• Dynamic Mesh Zones with UDF’s and Profiles • Layering Mesh Method • Smoothing Mesh Method • Remeshing • Coupled 6DOF • Convergence • Best Practices
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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John Anderson. (2015), Introduction to Flight, 8th. McGraw-Hill Education, p.928, [ISBN: 0078027675].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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E. L. Houghton,P. W. Carpenter,Steven H. Collicott,Daniel T. Valentine. (2016), Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, 7th. Butterworth-Heinemann, p.688, [ISBN: 9780081002322].
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Joseph Katz, Allen Plotkin. (2001), Low speed aerodynamics, Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2001., [ISBN: 0521662192].
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John Matsson. (2020), An Introduction to ANSYS Fluent 2020, 1st. SDC Publications, p.522, [ISBN: 9781630573966].
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Other Resources |
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ANSYS. (2021), ANSYS Aim Fluid Flow Tutorials,
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Cornell University. ANSYS AIM Learning Modules,
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