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MECH ENG 7068 - Applied Aerodynamics

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Course Code  MECH ENG 7068
Course  Applied Aerodynamics
Coordinating Unit  School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and
 Mathematical Sciences
Term  Semester 2 2013
Mode  Internal
Level  Postgraduate coursework
Location/s  North Terrace
Units  3
Contact  Up to 4 hours per week
Prerequisites  Not applicable
Corequisites  Not applicable
Incompatible  Not applicable
Assumed Knowledge  Not applicable
Restrictions  Not applicable
Quota  Not applicable
Course Description The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals and practical aspects of incompressible and compressible flows and the design and operation of flow systems, including pipe networks, automobiles and flight vehicles. The course content includes: flow of inviscid and viscous fluids; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and boundary layers; losses in pipe systems; lift and drag forces on moving bodies, aerofoil theory; incompressible-flow machines; fundamentals of compressible flow; 1-D pipe flow; compressible flow nozzles; Rayleigh flow; Fanno flow; external compressible flow around bodies including transonic and supersonic vehicles; and supersonic aircraft design considerations; experimental techniques.

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