Compressible Aerodynamics

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus One-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional flows – Normal shock relations; Area-velocity relation; Nozzles. Oblique shock and expansion waves – Oblique shock relations; Conical flow; Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves. Linearized flow – Velocity potential equation; Linearised subsonic flow; Compressibility corrections; Linearised supersonic flow. Transonic and hypersonic flows –Full velocity potential equation; Newtonian theory; Mach Number independence. Boundary-layer flows – Boundary-layer theory; Self-similar solutions. Case studies – Theoretical analysis of canonical flow problems in aerospace engineering.

目标

1. To equip students with a profound understanding of compressible aerodynamics, emphasising the behaviour of gases at high speeds. 2. To develop students’ capability to analyse canonical geometries with compressibility effects.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion Nil

Teaching Pattern

Methodology 1. The teaching and learning methods include lectures/tutorials, projects, and homework assignments. 2. The lectures/tutorials aim at providing students with integrated knowledge of compressible aerodynamics. 3. Technical/scientific problems and examples will be raised in projects and homework assignments to develop students’ skills of aerodynamic analysis. -- 1 of 3 -- 2 Teaching/Learning Methodology Intended subject learning outcomes a b c 1. Lectures/tutorials √ √ √ 2. Projects √ √ √ 3. Homework assignments √ √ √