Katz J., Plotkin A. Low-Speed Aerodynamics

2nd ed. — Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. — XVI, 613 p. — (Cambridge Aerospace Series) — ISBN: 978-0-521-66219-2 (Hardback), ISBN: 978-0-521-66552-0 (Paperback).Low-speed aerodynamics is important in the design and operation of aircraft flying at low Mach number, and ground and marine vehicles. This text offers a modern treatment of both the theory of inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational aerodynamics, and the computational techniques now available to solve complex problems. A unique feature is that the computational approach-from a single vortex element to a three-dimensional panel formulation-is interwoven throughout. This second edition features a new chapter on the laminar boundary layer (emphasis on the viscous-inviscid coupling), the latest versions of computational techniques, and additional coverage of interaction problems. The authors include a systematic treatment of two-dimensional panel methods and a detailed presentation of computational techniques for three-dimensional and unsteady flows.Introduction and Background.
Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow.
General Solution of the Incompressible, Potential Flow Equations.
Small-Disturbance Flow over Three-Dimensional Wings: Formulation of the Problem.
Small-Disturbance Flow over Two-Dimensional Airfoils.
Exact Solutions with Complex Variables.
Perturbation Methods.
Three-Dimensional Small-Disturbance Solutions.
Numerical (Panel) Methods.
Singularity Elements and Influence Coefficients.
Two-Dimensional Numerical Solutions.
Three-Dimensional Numerical Solutions.
Unsteady Incompressible Potential Flow.
The Laminar Boundary Layer.
Enhancement of the Potential Flow Model.
Airfoil Integrals.
Singularity Distribution Integrals.
Principal Value of the Lifting Surface Integral I_L.
Sample Computer Programs.