| Code |
15091
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
PL(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Entry requirements |
Knowledge of Physics, Mathematics, Differential Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Experimental Methods and
Computational, Elementary Fluid Mechanics.
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Learning outcomes |
LO1. Ability to analyze and control boundary layers.
LO2. Ability to analyze and design alarms.
LO3. Ability to analyze and design finite wings.
LO4. Ability to analyze and design fuselage bodies.
LO5. Ability to analyze and design the aerodynamic characteristics of a subsonic aircraft using numerical and
experimental analytical methods.
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Syllabus |
1. Aerodynamics of the Airplane. Balance of forces in different situations. Stability. Lifting, stabilizing and control
surfaces.
2. Airfoils. Thin airfoil and real airfoil. Conformal mapping. Transformation of Joukowski. Viscosity effects.
Viscous / inviscid interaction. Panel method. Wing airfoils in real fluid. Airfoil boundary layer control and transition
position. Types of airfoils and high lift devices. Compressibility effects.
3. 3D bodies. Finite Wings. Prediction methods of induced drag. Lifting lines, vortex lattice method and 3D panels
methods. Effects of span distribution of chord, geometric twist, aerodynamic twist and dihedral. Stall
characteristics. Winglets.
4. Airplane lift curve, drag polar and aerodynamic stability coefficients prediction. Numerical tools: modeling of
viscous/invisible interaction, RANS modeling. Experimental methods for aerodynamic characterization.
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Main Bibliography |
Drela, Mark. Flight vehicle aerodynamics. MIT press, 2014.
Anderson Jr, J. D. (2010). Fundamentals of aerodynamics. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
Brederode, V., “Aerodinâmica Incompressível: Fundamentos”, IST PRESS, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Lisboa, 2014 (ISBN 978-989-8481-32-0).
Cengel, Y., & Cimbala, J. (2013). Ebook: Fluid mechanics fundamentals and applications (si units). McGraw Hill.
Barata, J.M.M., Aerodinâmica - Trabalhos de Laboratório, Serviços Gráficos, Universidade
da Beira Interior, 2017. (ISBN 978-989-654-370-9).
TQ-Plint TE54 Subsonic Suction Tunnel Operating Manual
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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