AER 504 Aerodynamics

Introduction
J. V. Lassaline
Ryerson University
Fall 2014
Table of Contents
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Course Information
Instructors
Course Materials
Course Assessments
Responsibilities
Conventions
Aerodynamics as a Discipline
Information Instructors
Contact Information
Instructor Dr. J. V. Lassaline
Ofce ENG 166
Contact Hours M-F 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
E-mail jvl@ryerson.ca
Phone 416 979 5000 ext. 4147
Web http://my.ryerson.ca
Section TA E-mail
1, 2 & 5 Alex Frias afrias@ryerson.ca
3 & 4 Bill Bissonnette wbissonn@ryerson.ca
Table: Contact information for instructors and TA
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Information Materials
Required Texts
J. Anderson (2011). Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. McGraw-Hill.
P. C. Walsh et al. AER 504 Aerodynamics Laboratory Manual. Ryerson
University
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Information Assessments
Assessment Weightings
Component Weighting Notes
Midterm Exam 20% 110-minutes, closed book, aid sheet.
Lab Reports 20% 5 total, group work.
Final Exam 60% 3-hour exam, closed book, aid sheet.
Table: Weightings of graded assessments.
Additional ungraded problems with summary solutions are posted on the
course Web site.
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Information Responsibilities
Whats Expected of You
Read ahead.
Come to lectures prepared to ask questions.
Attend all labs on time.
Contribute equally to all group work.
Work on suggested problems as material is covered in lectures.
Practice academic honesty.
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Information Responsibilities
Need Help?
Dont wait until its too late!
Contact your instructor or TA ASAP.
Post questions under online Help forum.
Check with your peers.
Check with Learning Support Centre
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Information Conventions
Format of Lectures
Course content will be delivered using a mix of projected notes and
handwritten work.
Lecture content is available on the course Web site in multiple formats:
as shown in class,
a printer-friendly version, and
an all-in-one set of notes.
The posted notes do not include everything covered in this course! You are
responsible for composing your own notes.
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Information Conventions
Nomenclature and Notation
Throughout this course we will use a common nomenclature,
consistent with the required texts, except where noted.
Lecture content can be found on the course Web site with all symbols
defned at the beginning of the summary lecture notes.
It is important to be comfortable working with quantities of difering
rank:
scalars (e.g. pressure ),
vectors (e.g. velocity ), and
tensors (e.g. stress ).
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Information Discipline
Continuum Mechanics
Continuum
Mechanics
Solid
Mechanics
Fluid
Mechanics
Fluid Statics
Fluid
Kinematics
Fluid
Dynamics
Figure: The physics disciplines of continuous materials.
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Information Discipline
Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics
Hydro-
dynamics
Gas-
dynamics
Aero-
dynamics
Figure: The physics disciplines of fuids.
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Information Discipline
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Incom-
pressible
Subsonic
Com-
pressible
Transonic
Supersonic
Hypersonic
Figure: The branches of aerodynamics.
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