| WEEK # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Integral Equations, Lift and Drag |
Project assignment 1 out |
2 |
Kinematics, Stress-strain, and Navier-Stokes Equations Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel Tests Aerodynamic Design of BWB - Lecture by Bob Liebeck, The Boeing Company |
Homework 1 due |
3 |
2-D Potential Flow |
Homework 2 due Project assignment 1 due |
4 |
2-D Panel Methods |
Homework 3 due Project assignment 2 out |
5 |
Thin Airfoil Theory and Vortex Lattice Methods |
Homework 4 due Project assignment 2 due |
6 |
Lifting Line and High Aspect Ratio Wings |
Homework 5 due Project assignment 3 out |
7 |
Compressibility and Quasi 1D Flow |
Take-home written exam 1 out Project assignment 3 due |
8 |
Oblique Shock Waves and Expansion Fans Mid-term Oral Exams |
Take-home written exam 1 due |
9 |
Navier-Stokes Equations |
Homework 6 due Project assignment 4 out |
10 |
Boundary Layers: Laminar |
Homework 7 due Project assignment 4 due Project design teams announced |
11 |
Boundary Layers: Laminar (cont.) and Separation |
Homework 8 due |
12 |
Boundary Layers: Transition and Turbulence |
Homework 9 due |
13 |
Boundary Layers: Turbulent Flow Modeling |
Project design report due Take-home written exam 2 out |
14 |
Airfoil Design |
Take-home written exam 2 due |
15 |
Final Topics and Summary |
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16 |
Oral Exams |