Academic Catalog

AEE443 COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS

Course Code: 5720443
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: Assoc.Prof.Dr. NÝLAY SEZER UZOL
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5720305 , 5720342
Set 2: 5720306 , 5720343
One of the sets above should be completed before taking AEE443 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.