Schedule

Draft Textbook

Date Lecture Reading Handouts Assignments
         
M Jan 8 Introduction 1.1-1.6, 1.10  
W Jan 10 Flow Similarity 1.8, 1.11-1.12 Getting Started
F Jan 12 Governing Equations 2.1-2.9    
         
M Jan 15 Vorticity and Velocity Potential 2.12-2.16, 3.1-3.2, 3.4-3.5   Quiz 1
W Jan 17 Potential Flow 3.6-3.11   HW 1: Fundamentals
F Jan 19 Potential Flow (con’t) 3.12-3.16 contour , cylinder  
         
M Jan 22 MLK Jr Day     Quiz 2 (Tue)
W Jan 24 Inviscid CFD 2.17, 3.18 demo  
F Jan 26 Airfoils 4.1-4.6    
         
M Jan 29 Thin Airfoil Theory 4.7-4.9   Quiz 3
W Jan 31 Thin Airfoil Theory (con’t) 4.12-4.13   HW 2: Panel Methods
F Feb 2 TAF in-class work   taf.m, taf.jl, taf.py  
         
M Feb 5 Panel Methods 3.17   Quiz 4
W Feb 7 Panel Methods 4.10    
F Feb 9 Boundary Layer Fundamentals 15.1-15.6    
         
M Feb 12 Boundary Layer Equations Ch 17 Quiz 5
W Feb 14 HW help day 18.1-18.2   HW 3: Integral Boundary Layer
F Feb 16 Solving B.L. Eqs      
         
T Feb 18 Solving B.L. Eqs (con’t)   Quiz 6  
W Feb 21 Turbulence Ch 19    
F Feb 23 HW help day   inviscidsetup.jl  
         
M Feb 26 Turbulence (con’t)     Quiz 7
W Feb 28 CFD     Midterm starts (due one week later)
F Mar 1 No Class   Viscous CFD Demo  
         
M Mar 4 Finite Wing 5.1-5.2    
W Mar 6 Vortex Lattice Method 5.5   HW 4: Finite Wing Analysis
F Mar 8 VLM. Trefftz Plane      
         
M Mar 11 Lifting Line Theory 5.3-5.4   Quiz 8
W Mar 13 Lifting Line Theory      
F Mar 15 Coronavirused      
         
M Mar 18 Coronavirused      
W Mar 20 Compressible Flow Fundamentals Ch 7    
F Mar 22 Spring Day      
         
M Mar 25 Compressible Flow Fundamentals (con’t)     Quiz 9
W Mar 27 Compressible Potential Flow 11.1-11.5   HW 5: Compressible Aerodynamics
F Mar 29 Comp Potential Flow (con’t) 12.1-12.4    
         
M Apr 1 Shock Waves Ch 8    
W Apr 3 Expansion Fans 9.1-9.7    
F Apr 5 Propellers      
         
M Apr 8 Propellers (con’t)     Quiz 10, HW 6: Propeller Aerodynamics
W Apr 10 Propellers (con’t)      
F Apr 12 Propeller Work Day      
         
M Apr 15 Advanced CFD     Quiz 11
W Apr 17 Final Review      
         
         

Final Exam: Sat April 18, 256 CB, 2:30pm - 5:30pm