Academic Catalog

ASE443 COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS

Course Code: 3840443
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÝSMAÝL HAKKI TUNCER
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3840342
The course set above should be completed before taking ASE443 COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS .

Course Content

Simplification of the Navier-Stokes equations for steady, attached flows. Integral formulation of potential flow equations for subsonic flows, panel methods, inverse airfoil design using a panel method. Method of Characteristics in two dimensional potential flows. Numerical solution of the Transonic Small Disturbance equation using Finite Difference methods, upwind differencing in supersonic regions. Numerical solution of unsteady Full Potential Flow equation in curvilinear coordinate systems.