This unit of study should prepare students to be able to undertake aerodynamic performance calculations for industry design situations. The unit aims to develop a knowledge and appreciation of the complex behaviour of airflow in the case of two dimensional aerofoil sections and three dimensional wings; To encourage hands-on experimentation with wind-tunnel tests to allow an understanding of these concepts and their range of applicability. To understand the limitations of linearised theory and the effects of unsteady flow.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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(AMME2200 or AMME2261) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers and complex functions. |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Michael Groom, michael.groom@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Michael Groom, michael.groom@sydney.edu.au |
Tutor(s) | Jack Geoghegan, jack.geoghegan@sydney.edu.au |
Daniel Linton, daniel.linton@sydney.edu.au |