Aerodynamics

Calendar

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
16	Oral Exams