Publisher Description

This textbook highlights the fundamentals of aerodynamics and the applications in aeronautics. The textbook is divided into two parts: basic aerodynamics and applied aerodynamics. The first part focuses on the basic principles and methods of aerodynamics. The second part covers the aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft in low speed, subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows. The combination of the two parts aims to cultivate students' aerospace awareness, build the ability to raise and solve problems and the ability to make comprehensive use of the knowledge to carry out innovative practice. This book is intended for undergraduates majoring in aircraft design and engineering, engineering mechanics, flight mechanics, missile design, etc. It can also be used as a reference for postgraduates, researchers and engineers of aerospace related majors.

Author Biography

Dr. Peiqing Liu obtained his PhD from Tsinghua University in 1995 and works as Professor at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. From 2000 to 2012, he served as Deputy Dean of the School of Aeronautics Science and Engineering. Currently, he undertakes the role of the Director of the National Aeronautics Experimental Teaching Center, Council Member of the Sixth Council of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society, Leader of the Industrial Hydrodynamics Branch of the 10th National Hydrodynamics Professional Committee, and the Chief Communication Expert in Aerodynamics in the Sixth National Science Communication Awards.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Aerodynamics.- Introduction.- Basic Properties of Fluid and Hydrostatics.- Fundamentals of Fluid Kinematics and Dynamics.- Plane Potential Flow of Ideal Incompressible Fluid.- Fundamentals of Viscous Fluid Dynamics.- Boundary Layer Theory and its Approximation.- Fundamentals of Compressible Aerodynamics.- Applied Aerodynamics.- Flow and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Airfoil.- Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Wing Flow.- Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Fuselage Wing Body Combination.- Aerodynamic Characteristics of Subsonic Thin Airfoils and Wings.- Aerodynamic Characteristics of Supersonic Thin Airfoils and Wings.- Aerodynamic Characteristics of Transonic Thin Airfoils and Wings.- High Lift Device and Its Aerodynamic Performance.

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