Analysis of Low Speed Unsteady Airfoil Flows

This book provides an introduction to unsteady aerodynamics with emphasis on the analysis and computation of inviscid and viscous two-dimensional flows over airfoils at low speeds. The subjects covered include a discussion of the physics of unsteady flows and an explanation of lift and thrust generation, airfoil flutter, gust response and dynamic stall. This is followed by an exposition of the four major methods currently in use, i.e., inviscid panel, boundary layer, viscous-inviscid interaction and Navier-Stokes methods. Examples are given demonstrating the usefulness of each method and panel and interactive boundary layer codes are included in a CD-ROM. A variety of readers including undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, scientists and engineers in the aeronautical, hydronautical and mechanical engineering fields will gain an understanding of the physics of unsteady low-speed flows and an ability to analyze these flows with modern computational methods.Cebeci, T. is the author of 'Analysis of Low Speed Unsteady Airfoil Flows' with ISBN 9780966846188 and ISBN 0966846184.