FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ON AERODYNAMICS OF WINGS AND PROFILES INCLUDING TURBULENCE AND ANALYSIS OF RANDOM SIGNALS. THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE BASIC INSTRUMMENTS FOR AERODYNAMIC DESIGN WITH STANDARD APPROACHES.
teacher profile teaching materials
The theory of infinite (Glauert) and finite (Prandtl) wings, the lifting line and surface.
Boundary layer theory: Falkner-Skan solutions and integral methods.
Fundamentals of Signal theory, Fourier series and Fourier transform. Fundamentals of the theory of probability and statistics, correlation functions and Power Spectral Density.
Turbulence: general equations for incompressible flows, modelling, Kolmogorov theory, turbulent boundary layer.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): discretization of the governing equations using Finite Difference method and Finite Volumes; Application of industrial codes.
- Anderson, Jr. J.D. , Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 2nd Editino, McGraw Hill, 1991.
- Mattioli E. Aerodinamica, Levrotto e Bella, Torino, 1989.
Programme
Potential flows in 2D and 3D, Green's theorem and Green's function, BEM methods.The theory of infinite (Glauert) and finite (Prandtl) wings, the lifting line and surface.
Boundary layer theory: Falkner-Skan solutions and integral methods.
Fundamentals of Signal theory, Fourier series and Fourier transform. Fundamentals of the theory of probability and statistics, correlation functions and Power Spectral Density.
Turbulence: general equations for incompressible flows, modelling, Kolmogorov theory, turbulent boundary layer.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): discretization of the governing equations using Finite Difference method and Finite Volumes; Application of industrial codes.
Core Documentation
- Notes distributed by the teacher- Anderson, Jr. J.D. , Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 2nd Editino, McGraw Hill, 1991.
- Mattioli E. Aerodinamica, Levrotto e Bella, Torino, 1989.
Type of delivery of the course
The course is carried out through traditional lessons given in the room and completed by suited laboratory sessions. Educational material will be rendered available through the web site (including the Moodle platform). During the course, seminars from aerospace industry experts will be given. Visits to aerospace research centers and companies close to the city area, are also planned. The number and location of the visits will be decided during the course along with possible organization constrain. In case of restrictions related to the persistence of the COVID-19 emergency, the procedures that will be adopted will be in line with the general provisions and will be based on the use of the Moodle platform as well as of other systems suited for the management of lessons and exams in remote mode (e.g. the MS Teams platform).Attendance
It is strongly recommended to attend the course in view of the complexity of the treated arguments.Type of evaluation
Oral examination. The examination dates will be communicated appropriately and published on the web site. Several possiblities will be given to the students to fix the exam starting from the first available date at the beginning of the exam session. In case of restrictions related to the persistence of the COVID-19 emergency, the procedures that will be adopted will be in line with the general provisions and will be based on the use of the Moodle platform as well as of other systems suited for the management of lessons and exams in remote mode (e.g. the MS Teams platform).