Includes bibliographical references (p. [527]-537) and index
Introduction to the conceptual landscape -- From elementary particles to aerodynamic flows -- Continuum fluid mechanics and the Navier-Stokes equations -- Boundary layers -- General features of flows around bodies -- Drag and propulsion -- Lift and airfoils in 2D at subsonic speeds -- Lift and wings in 3D at subsonic speeds -- Theoretical idealizations revisited -- Modeling aerodynamic flows in computational fluid dynamics
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A real understanding of aerodynamics must go beyond mastering the mathematical formalism of the theories and come to grips with the physical cause-and-effect relationships that the theories represent. In addition, design work depends heavily on voluminous numerical computations. It is more important than ever for a practicing engineer to bring to the task a knowledge solidly based in the physics of aerodynamics