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Superposition of Elementary Flows

Velocity Effects on Aerodynamic forces

Aerodynamic forces are generated whenever an object moves through a liquid or gas. From Newton’s second law of motion, the aerodynamic forces on…

Density effects on Aerodynamic forces

Aerodynamic forces are generated whenever an object moves through a liquid or gas. From Newton’s second law of motion, the aerodynamic forces on…

Bernoullis Equation

In the 1700s, Daniel Bernoulli investigated the forces present in a moving fluid. This slide shows one of many forms of Bernoulli’s equation. The…

Factors that affect Aerodynamics

When a solid body is moved through a fluid (gas or liquid), the fluid resists the motion. The object is…

Inviscid flow

Inviscid flow is the flow of an inviscid fluid, in which the viscosity of the fluid is equal to zero. Though there are limited…

Maximum Flight Altitude, Absolute and Service Ceilings

The RC information can be used to estimate the flight altitude that can be reached by an airplane. Again, we…

Maximum Range of a Subsonic Airplane

We complete this brief set of applications of basic aerodynamics by estimating the range of a propeller-driven aircraft. The key…

BASIC AERODYNAMICS

Although the material covered in this book is a necessary prerequisite for understanding basic aerodynamics, it is important to realize…

Flow Description, Streamline, Pathline, Streakline and Timeline

Streamline, pathline, streakline and timeline form convenient tools to describe a flow and visualise it. They are defined below.    Figure…

Definition of Streamlines

An important concept in the study of aerodynamics concerns the idea of streamlines. A streamline is a path traced out by a…

Conservation of Energy

The conservation of energy is a fundamental concept of physics along with the conservation of mass and the conservation of momentum. Within some…