Courses

Principles of compressible flow including flows with area changes, friction and heat transfer. Fundamental analysis of aerodynamics and potential flow theory. Correlation of potential flow theory with experimental data.

Theoretical background essential to a fundamental understanding of laminar and turbulent boundary layers and their relations to skin friction and heat transfer.

Demonstration of fundamental aerodynamic principles through wind tunnel testing including comparison of theory to experimental results.

Basic laws of energy that apply in all branches of engineering and science. Properties of matter, state variables, reversible processes, first and second laws of thermodynamics with applications to closed and open systems. Availability of energy and irreversibility.

LAB. 3. Pr. P/C AERO 2200. C or better in AERO 2200. Application of fundamental aerodynamic principles to subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel experiments.

Classical analysis of fundamental aeroelastic phenomena with application to aerospace vehicles; flutter, divergence, control effectiveness.

Principles of atmospheric aerosois and clouds, including chemistry, physics, dynamics and their roles on climate and air quality.

Defines properties and behavior of aerosols from industrial hygiene and environmental perspectives. Reviews fundamental particle descriptions and critical fluid properties affecting particle behavior. Methods of defining particle size and particle behavior.

LAB. 3. Pr. AERO 3610. Basic material and manufacturing information for laminated composite structures. Computational structural analysis of typical aerospace composite structures coupled with experimental verification of the structural response.

LAB. 3. Pr. AERO 3610. Basic material and manufacturing information for laminated composite structures. Computational structural analysis of typical aerospace composite structures coupled with experimental verification of the structural response.