Aerodynamics

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: MATH 216 and AEROSP 225. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (3 credits) Fundamental concepts in aerodynamics. Students learn how airfoils produce lift and how the pressure distribution about an airfoil can be calculated. Introduces the boundary-layer concept, how boundary layers lead to drag and what makes them prone to instability and turbulence or separation. Effects of the wing planform shape on lift and drag.