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AIRFOIL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UMY513 AIRFOIL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 1 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Usage areas, types and history of wing profiles. Flow field around the airfoil -
2 - Potential flow approach for the flow around the airfoil. -
3 - Conformal transformation based methods, analytical profiles. -
4 - Multi-element analytical profiles -
5 - Airfoil analysis with the Theodorsen method -
6 - irfoil analysis with panel method, Hess-Smith panel method -
7 - ess-Smith panel method (continued), some other panel method -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Navier-Stokes equations, boundary layer approach -
10 - Analysis of the boundary layer using integral methods -
11 - Analysis of the boundary layer using field methods -
12 - Potential flow boundary layer coupling methods -
13 - Airfoil design using panel method -
14 - XFOIL code -
15 - Wind tunnel wall effects -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -