Università Roma Tre

General concepts: airfoils and wings.
Potential flows in 2D and 3D, Green's theorem and Green's function, BEM methods.
The theory of infinite (Glauert) and finite (Prandtl) wings, the lifting line and surface.
Boundary layer theory: Falkner-Skan solutions and integral methods.
WInd tunnels: classifications, general properties, design.
Turbulence: general equations for incompressible flows, modelling, Kolmogorov theory, turbulent boundary layer.
COmputations Fluid Dynamics (CFD): discretization of the governing equations using Finite Difference method and Finite Volumes; Application of industrial codes.

- Notes distributed by the teacher
- Anderson, Jr. J.D. , Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 2nd Editino, McGraw Hill, 1991.
- Mattioli E. Aerodinamica, Levrotto e Bella, Torino, 1989.