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AERODYNAMICS
(AENG 321-7B)
Part 1
Aerodynamics
- It is the study of the motion of the air
and of the forces on solids in motion
relative to the air.
Motion of Air
Reasons
1. The data that they gather is purely on the older data.
2. The Wright Brothers decided to construct their own
data according to their own investigation. They build their
own wind tunnel for testing their own design airfoils and
modify the wing design.
Conclusion
The airfoil is more efficient; the camber is reduced
considerably, and the location of the maximum rise of the
airfoil is moved closer to the front of the wing (wingspan)
to the distance from the front to the rear of the airfoil
(chord length) is increased from 3 to 6.
Other quantities involved in Aerodynamics
computations
1. FLUID
2. MASS
3. AREA
4. DENSITY
5. PRESSURE
6. VISCOSITY
7. TEMPERATURE
Fluids
Where:
m = mass in slug or kg
W = Weight in lb or N
g = acceleration due to gravity (32.174 ft./s2 or
9.8066 m/s2).
Density
Where:
ρ = density in slug/ft3 or kg/m3
m = mass in slugs or kg
v = volume in ft3 or m3
Density
Where:
ω = specific weight in lb./ft3 or N/m3
w = mass in lb. or N
v = volume in ft3 or m3
Density
Where:
ν = specific volume in ft3/ lb. or m3/N
Pressure
Where:
P = pressure in lb./ft2 or N/m2
F = force in lb. or N
A = area over which the force acts in ft2 or m2
Standard Atmospheric Pressure