Ryerson University

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Course Outline

AER5O4: Aerodynamics
Instructor: Paul Walsh, office: ENG 145, phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 7729 email: paul.walsh@ryerson.ca AER 316, AER 318, AER 416, MTH 309, MTH 410 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 4th ed. J.D. Anderson; McGraw Hill, 2007, ISBN 0-07-295046-3

Prerequisite: Compulsory Text:

Course Objectives: On successful completion of this course the student will be able to judge in which fluid dynamic situations it is permissible to neglect the effects of viscosity and compressibility. He or she will be able to formulate problems in the resulting potential flow theory and to solve these problems analytically as well as numerically. In particular he or she will be able to apply the many characterizing concepts of potential flow to aerodynamic problems of flight vehicles. Course Organization: 3 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks 2 hour of lab every other week, starting week 2. Mid Term Labs Final Exam TOTAL 20% 20% 60% 100%

Course Evaluation:

Examinations:

Mid Term Test after 6th week, 90 minutes Final Exam, during exam period, 3 hours

Laboratory: Five laboratory experiments will be conducted; one experiment every two weeks. Each student is expected to follow the lab regulations outlined in the lab manual, which is available for download from the course website. The lab schedule will be provided to the class in the first lecture, and is also available on the course website. Grade Reporting: Laboratory reports and the mid-term exam will be returned within two weeks after submission. Grades on the final exam will be posted as per the guidelines of the Ryerson Course Management

AER 504 Aerodynamics, Course Outline Policy Committee Report No. 145. Any student can decline to have his/her grades posted by written request to the instructor. Course Websites: Blackboard and: www.ryerson.ca/~p3walsh/aer504.html Detailed Course Content: 1. Introductory Aerodynamics: ( Text Ch. 1, Sections 1.2-1.6 ) Fundamental aerodynamic variables; forces and moment coefficients; center of pressure; aerodynamic center; basic aircraft dynamics. 2. Mathematical Tools: ( Text Ch. 2, Sections 2.2-2.7, 2.10-2.17 ) Review of vector algebra, Scalar and vector fields, Gradient and scalar fields, Curl, divergence, line, surface and volume integrals; Gauss theorem, conservation of mass, momentum and energy; Laplace equation; vorticity; Irrotational flow; circulation; Stokes theorem. 3. Inviscid, Incompressible Flow: ( Text Ch. 3, Sections 3.2-3.18, and supplementary notes) Velocity potential, stream function, uniform flow, source/sink, superposition, and doublets, circular cylinders, vortex flow, cylinder with lift, conformal mapping and its applications, Kutta-Jukowski theorem. 4. Incompressible Flow over Airfoils: ( Text Ch. 4, Sections 4.2-4.13 ) Kutta condition, vortex sheets, thin airfoil theory, cambered airfoils and aerodynamic center, symmetric airfoils, real airfoils, starting vortex, panel methods, finite volume methods, viscous flow and airfoil drag. 5. Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings: ( Text Ch 5, Sections 5.1-5.4 ) Vortex filament, point vortex, Law of Biot-Savart; Helmholtz Vortex Theorem; Finite wings, downwash and induced drag; Prandtls lifting-line theory, numerical non-linear lifting line theory, winglets, propellers.

Faculty Course Survey: Students will be required to complete this survey in the second week of November, 2005.

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