AE 301: Aerodynamics I

Lecture 1: Introduction
01/08/2014
Dr. Mark Ricklick, Assistant Professor

Some Aero-Quotes
Aerodynamics-The Ultimate Art form: When you get it right mighty beasts float
up into the sky
When you get it wrong, people die
--Roger Bacon (c. 1284)

Introduction
Mark A. Ricklick, Ph.D.
Born: Miami, FL (Jan. 18)
PhD ME: University of Central Florida
Characterization of an Inline Row Impingement Channel for Turbine Blade Cooling
Applications
Post-Doc: University of Central Florida
President: Objective Engineering
Teaching Fellow: Singularity University
Application Support Engineer: CD-adapco

Class Overview
Course Goals:
Lay down the basic principles that apply to aerodynamics in general the
pillars on which all aerodynamics is based.
Develop processes to analyze and predict aerodynamic characteristics in
Inviscid, Incompressible, low Mach number flows through the atmosphere.
Bill Nyes PB&J: Passion, Beauty, & Joy of Science
Class format:
Minimal regurgitation of the book content
Important to read sections prior to class

Lecture slides will be posted on Blackboard before class.

Many real world examples & open-ended problems
Participation
Open to suggestions/comments/complaints

Syllabus Review

Credit Hours:

3 Credits

Academic Term:

Spring 2014: 08 January 2014 30 April 2014

Meetings:

09:15-10:15/14:15-15:15; MWF; Daytona Beach Campus

Location:

Instructional Center 201/ Instructional Center 102

Instructor:

Dr. Mark Ricklick, Assistant Professor - LB 370

Office Hours:

Tues/Thurs: 13:00 15:00 & by appointment

Telephone:

386-226-4832

E-mail:

Mark.Ricklick@erau.edu

Syllabus Review

Required Course Materials:

Text: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, John D. Anderson, Jr. 5th Edition ISBN: 0073398101

Late Work: Penalized up to one full grade down for every 1 week late
Quizzes: 5 quizzes will be given during the semester, with the top 3 scores applied toward your final
grade. Some quizzes will require group work. Should you miss a quiz because of an excused absence, you
have until the next class meeting to take it.

Make-up Exams: If you miss an exam you MUST leave me a message, BY THE TIME OF THE
EXAM, saying you will not be there and why. Leave your phone number(s) and times you can be reached.

Homework: Encourage students to complete the assigned readings prior to class, due on the Monday of
each week, unless otherwise specified.

Syllabus Review
Topics

Activities

Introduction, Aerodynamics: Some

Introductory Thoughts
Aerodynamics: Some Introductory
Thoughts (p2)
Aerodynamics: Some Fundamental
Principles and Equations

Readings: Ch. 1.1 1.8

Week
1
2
3

4
5

6
7

Aerodynamics: Some Fundamental

Principles and Equations (p2)
Fundamentals of Inviscid,
Incompressible Flow
Fundamentals of Inviscid,
Incompressible Flow (p2)
Mid Semester Review

Readings: Ch. 1.9-1.16

Homework #1 (due Monday, 1/13)
Readings: Ch. 2.1-2.8
Homework #2 (due Wed., 1/22)
Quiz #1
Readings: Ch. 2.9-2.19
Homework #3 (due Monday, 1/27)
Readings: Ch. 3.1 3.8
Homework #4 (due Monday, 2/3)
Quiz #2
Readings: Ch. 3.9 - 3.14
Homework #5 (due Monday, 2/10)
Mid-Term Exam

Syllabus Review
8
9

10
SB
11

12
13

14
15

Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible

Flow (p3)
Incompressible Flow over Airfoils

Readings: Ch. 3.15 3.22

Homework #6 (due Monday, 2/24)
Readings: Ch. 4.1 4.9
Homework #7 (due Monday, 3/3)
Quiz #3
Incompressible Flow over Airfoils (p2)
Readings: Ch. 4.10 4.17
Homework #7 (due Monday, 3/10)
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings
Readings: Ch. 5.1 5.3
Homework #8 (due Monday, 3/24)
Quiz #4
Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings (p2) Readings: Ch. 5.4-5.10
Homework #9 (due Monday, 3/31)
Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow
Readings: Ch. 6.1 6.3
Homework #10 (due Monday, 4/7)
Quiz #5
Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow (p2) Readings: Ch. 6.4 6.8
Homework #11 (due Monday, 4/14)
Semester Review
Semester Review (Final Exam Prep)

Introduction
Any Preliminary Questions?
Name an industry that requires an
Aerodynamicist
Name a difference between a AE & ME?
Now on to the real stuff!

Ch1- Aerodynamics: Some

Introductory Thoughts
The Importance of Aerodynamics:
Travel (by air & by land)
Sports (bikes, racing)
Exploration & Science (space travel & successful
re-entry, weather science/hurricane tracking)

The Study of Fluids

Fluid Dynamics (moving) can be subdivided
into 3 areas:
Hydrodynamics: Flow of Liquids
Gas Dynamics: Flow of Gasses
Aerodynamics: Flow of Air

Main difference- flowing medium

Properties & assumptions
Fundamental physics are similar

The Study of Aerodynamics

Applied Science
Flow of air over objects (external)
Flow of air through channels (internal)

3 major questions we wish to answer:

How is the force created which is necessary to keep an aircraft
in the air? & How does it vary with shape, attitude, and speed?
(Lift)
What is the force necessary to keep the aircraft moving through
the air? (Drag)
How does the force, and its distribution, vary in flight
(Stability/Control)

The science that is concerned with predicting and

controlling the forces and moments on the aircraft that is
traveling through the atmosphere

The Study of Aerodynamics

In order to understand the application of
aerodynamics, we must first understand the
fundamentals of aerodynamics
The atmosphere & basic anatomy of an airplane
Basic Aerodynamic Principles & applications
Airfoil theory
Wing Theory
Airplane Drag

What is a fluid?
How would you distinguish a Liquid from a gas
from a solid?
How would you classify a Fluid?

Chapter 1 Roadmap

Aerodynamic Variables/Vocab

Point property vs bulk property

Intrinsic vs Extrinsic properties
Fluid Element (Lagrangian vs Eulerian)
Gasses at rest: A gas consists of a large number of
molecules moving, in a random fashion, relative
to one another
- Avagadros number (6.022 *10 mol )A kilogram mole of any
gas contains 6 x 1026 molecules. It occupies 22.4 m3 at 0
C, or about 24 m3 at room temperature, and
atmospheric pressure.
23

-1

Aerodynamic Variables/Vocab
Pressure

= lim

Density

= lim

Temperature: mean molecular kinetic energy

Flow Velocity (Lagrangian vs Eulerian)

Shear Stress & Viscosity

=

lim

and =

Velocity.. And the impact of an Eulerian viewpoint

Introduction to Lagrangian vs Eulerian & the
choice of reference frame
HW: watch Eulerian and Lagrangian Descriptions in
Fluid Mechanics on YouTube (link on Blackboard
Course Material)

Simplification found by selecting the proper

reference frame
We will see how this us to employ our established
physics equations (Conservation of Momentum &
Energy).

Some Useful Thermo Points

Equation of state: p=rho*R*T
R=287 J/kg*K

Variation of pressure with elevation:

dP=-rho*g*dh

Comment on Aerodynamic Models

An aerodynamic model is simply a method to
estimate the aerodynamic performance of an
object.
Can be based on experiments, computation or
theory
Often lies in the middle ground
Industry Design Tools are a perfect example

Paper Airplane Challenge

Our goal is to make a Paper Glider able to fly
the farthest
In teams of 2-3, write 3 important design
characteristics that you should include
Be as technical as possible (ie. Minimum mass
instead of as light as possible).

Make your plane

Lets see whose flies the farthest