Aerodynamics for engineering students / E.L. Houghton, P.W. Carpenter.

CONTENTS

BASIC CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
units and dimensions
relevant properties
aeronautical definitions
dimensional analysis
e.tc

GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF FLUID MECHANICS
introduction
one dimensional flow : the basic equations
the measurement of air speed
e.tc

POTENTIAL FLOW
Introduction
Laplace's equation
e.tc

TWO- DIMENSIONAL WING THEORY
Introduction
the development of aerofoil theory
the general thin aerofoil theory
e.tc

FINITE WING THEORY
Preamble
laws of vortex motion
the simplified horseshoe vortex
e.tc

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
introduction
isentropic one dimensional flow
one dimensional flow: weak waves
e.tc

VISCOUS FLOW AND BOUNDARY LAYERS
Introduction
the development of the boundary layer
the boundary -layer equations
e.tc

FLOW CONTROL AND WING DESIGN
Introduction
maximising lift for single element aerofoils
multi element aerofoils
e.tc

PROPELLERS AND PROPULSION
Froude's momentum theory of propulsion
airscrew coefficients
airscrew pitch
e.tc

Includes bibliographical references and index.