ENG ME 421 - AerodynamicsPrereq

Institution:

Boston University

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Description:

ENG ME 303, ENG ME 201, and ENG ME 400. Flow kinematics; pathlines, streamlines, streaklines, rate-of-strain, dilation, vorticity, etc. Stream function and velocity potential in two-dimensional flows. Potential flow theory with application of complex variables and conformal maps. Flow past airfoils, lifting line theory, and the Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Differential approach to fluid flow. Stress tensor in a Newtonian viscous fluid. Continuity, Euler, and Navier-Stokes equations. Introduction to turbulence. Fully-developed laminar and turbulent flows. Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to ME 422. Includes lab and project. (Formerly ENG AM 420.) 4 cr.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bu.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 353-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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