Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers the fundamentals of aerodynamics using clear explanations and real-world examples. Aerodynamics concept boxes throughout showcase real-world applications, chapter objectives provide readers with a better understanding of the goal of each chapter and highlight the key 'take-home' concepts, and example problems aid understanding of how to apply core concepts. Coverage also includes the importance of aerodynamics to aircraft performance, applications of potential flow theory to aerodynamics, high-lift military airfoils, subsonic compressible transformations, and the distinguishing characteristics of hypersonic flow. Supported online by a solutions manual for instructors, MATLAB® files for example problems, and lecture slides for most chapters, this is an ideal textbook for undergraduates taking introductory courses in aerodynamics, and for graduates taking preparatory courses in aerodynamics before progressing to more advanced study.
By:
John J. Bertin,
Russell M. Cummings
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 261mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 45mm
Weight: 175g
ISBN: 9781009098625
ISBN 10: 1009098624
Pages: 820
Publication Date: 12 August 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface; 1. Why study aerodynamics? 2. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; 3. Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field; 4. Viscous boundary layers; 5. Characteristic parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics; 6. Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span; 7. Incompressible flow about wings of finite span; 8. Dynamics of a compressible flow field; 9. Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows; 10. Two-dimensional, supersonic flows around thin airfoils; 11. Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations; 12. Hypersonic flows; 13. Aerodynamic design configurations; 14. Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment; Appendix A: The equations of motion written in conservation form; Appendix B: A collection of often used tables; Answers to selected problems; Credits; Index; Conversion factors.
John J. Bertin, deceased, was Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy, formerly holding positions at NASA, The University of Texas at Austin, and Sandia National Laboratories. Russell M. Cummings is Professor of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the lead author of Applied Computational Aerodynamics (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
