AE 413
Ideal Aerodynamics

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.


Governing equations for incompressible flow; vorticity, circulation, and Kelvin's and Helmholtz's theorems; velocity potential and stream function; three-dimensional steady and nonsteady flows, d'Alembert's paradox, and apparent mass; two-dimensional steady flows, complex potential and velocity, and mapping of flows; two-dimensional airfoils and Joukowski transformation and airfoils; and thin airfoil theory. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 311 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.