Aerodynamic modeling, 5 cr

Core content

• Introduction to mathematical & aerodynamic modeling.
• Review of fluid flows fundamentals.
• Differential equations & numerical methods.
• Viscous aerodynamic flows & boundary layers.
• Theoretical/semi-empirical aerodynamic modeling.
• Computational aerodynamic modeling.
• Introduction to aeroelasticity, & review of the principles & concepts of structural dynamics.
• Dynamic degrees of freedom & notions of stability.
• Airfoils, wings & bodies in steady & unsteady flows.
• Static (steady-state) & dynamic aeroelasticity.
• Basics of rotary-wing aeroelasticity & introduction to non-linear aeroelasticity.

Complementary knowledge

• CFD vs wind-tunnel models.
• Review of industrial aeroelasticity practices.
• Certification & airworthiness regulations CS25.629.