Aerodynamics – Politecnico di Milano

Argomenti del programma: Introduction. External flows at high Reynolds numbers. Review of the main fluid mechanics concepts and equations. The Euler/boundary-layer model and matched asymptotic expansions. Two-Dimensional, Incompressible, and Irrotational Flows. Laplace equation and its boundary conditions in aerodynamics. Lift generation. Complex potential and complex velocity. Blasius formulas, Kutta–Joukowski theorem.

Argomenti del programma: Introduction. External flows at high Reynolds numbers. Review of the main fluid mechanics concepts and equations. The Euler/boundary-layer model and matched asymptotic expansions. Two-Dimensional, Incompressible, and Irrotational Flows. Laplace equation and its boundary conditions in aerodynamics. Lift generation. Complex potential and complex velocity. Blasius formulas, Kutta–Joukowski theorem.