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Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics  

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Description of fluid state and motion, local motion of a fluid element, deformation velocity tensor and stress tensor. Basic equations of fluid mechanics, similarity of flows. Equation of equilibrium of a fluid, standard atmosphere. Euler's equation of motion, Bernoulli's equa- tion, boundary layer issues, boundary layer detachment. Determi- nation of basic flow parameters. Wave phenomena, effects of gas compressibility. Introduction to aerodynamics, aerodynamic objectives and re- search methods in aerodynamics. Airfoil theory: description of ge- ometry, aerodynamic characteristics of the airfoil. Lifting surface: description of geometry, aerodynamic characteristics. Subcritical and supercritical airfoil and wing flow. Elements of high speed aer- odynamics.

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Presential
English

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Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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