Aerodynamics 2 min read
Angle of Attack
The angle of attack of a turbine blade is the angle between the direction of the apparent or relative wind…
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Aerodynamics 3 min read
Wind Turbine Blades
Wind Turbines extract energy from the force of the wind on an aerofoil, in this case a turbine blade. The relative…
Aerodynamics 1 min read
Aircraft Wings
Aircraft are kept in the air by the forward thrust of the wings or aerofoils, through the air. The thrust driving…
Aerodynamics 1 min read
Newton’s Theory of Flight
Isaac Newton did not propose a theory of flight but he did provide Newton’s Laws of Motion the physical laws which can…
Aerodynamics 4 min read
Dynamic Pressure
An important property of any gas is its pressure. Because understanding what pressure is and how it works is so fundamental to the…
Aerodynamics 5 min read
Kutta Joukowski Theorem
Background and Historical Note: When asked how lift is generated by the wings, we usually hear arguments about velocity being…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
Flow Around a Circular Cylinder
Flow around a circular cylinder can be approached from the previous example by bringing the source and the sink closer.…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
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…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
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…
Aerodynamics 5 min read
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…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
Factors that affect Aerodynamics
When a solid body is moved through a fluid (gas or liquid), the fluid resists the motion. The object is…