Aerodynamicsof Wings and Bodies (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)
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About The Book
Amid
a welter of topics on the aeronautical engineering curriculum-hypersonic fluid
mechanics, heat transfer, nonequilibrium phenomena, etc.-this concise text
stands out as a rigorous, classroom-tested treatment of classical aerodynamic
theory-indispensable background for aeronautical engineers and the foundation
of current and future research. The present volume is also unique for its
recognition of matched asymptotic expansions as a unifying framework for
introducing boundary-value problems of external flow over thin wings and
bodies. In addition, the book fully acknowledges the important role of high-speed
computers in aerodynamics.After a short review of the fundamentals of fluid
mechanics, the authors offer a fairly extensive treatment of constant-density
inviscid flow. Chapter 3 deals with singular perturbation problems, presenting
an extremely useful technique not to be found in most texts. Subsequent
chapters give solid basic coverage of these topics:
Chap. 4-Effects of
Viscosity
Chap. 5-Thin-Wing Theory
Chap. 6-Siender-Body Theory
Chap. 7-Three-Dimensional Wings in Steady, Subsonic Flow
Chap. 8-Three-Dimensional Thin Wings in Steady Supersonic Flow
Chap. 9-Drag at Supersonic Speeds
Chap. 10-Use of Flow-Reversal Theorems in Drag Minimization Problems
Chap. 11-Interference and Nonplanar Lifting Surface theories
Chap. 12-Transonic Small-Disturbance Flow
Chap. 13-Unsteady Flow
Ideal as a primary or supplementary text at the graduate level, Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies also offers working engineers a valuable reference to the results of modern aerodynamic research and a selection of new and useful analytical tools.
Holt Ashley is Professor of Aeronautics/ Astronautics and Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Marten Landahl is in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at M.I.T. and in the Department of Mechanics, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
About the Author
Holt Ashley (January 10, 1923 – May 9, 2006) was an American aeronautical engineer notable for his seminal research of aero-elasticity. Ashley attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from which he received a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1948 and later a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1951, also in aeronautical engineering.From 1951 to 1954, he was a member of the faculty at MIT. Ashley served as an MIT associate professor from 1954 to 1960. He became a full professor at MIT in 1960, serving in that position until 1967.
In 1967, Ashley joined the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, California, where he was a professor of aeronautics and astronautics. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1970 "for contributions to the field of aerolastic structures and unsteady aerodynamics, aiding in the solutions of problems in vibration and gust loading". Ashley served as president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He also served on the advisory boards of NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. He died on 9 May 2006, age 83.
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