Applied CFD Course Lectures

AOE-4114: Applied CFD
Catalog Description: Development of computational methods for application to wing aerodynamic problems. Incompressible airfoil codes. Panel methods and vortex lattice methods. Finite difference techniques. Transonic and supersonic applications.

P Raj Lectures: As a co-instructor, I offer a series of 12 lectures, once a week for 12 weeks. The lecture series is titled "Applied Computational Aerodynamics (ACA): Pursuit of Fully Effective Capability for Aircraft Design." In these lectures, I place the evolution of Applied Computational Aerodynamics (ACA), its capabilities, and its shortcomings in a historical context. But, it is NOT a history of ACA. Instead, I provide a perspective on how we got to where we are today, and how we get to where we need to be tomorrow. This perspective reflects my 50+ years of related experience in aerospace industry and academia.

The lectures can be accessed using the following links:

Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Role of ACA in Aircraft Design

Lecture 3 - Genesis of Fluid Dynamics

Lecture 4 - Fluid Dynamics as a Mathematical Science

Lecture 5 - Emergence of CFD

Lecture 6 - ACA Evolution: Infancy through Adolescence (Part 1)

Lecture 7 - ACA Evolution: Infancy through Adolescence (Part 2)

Lecture 8 - ACA Evolution: Path to Maturity Guided by Effectiveness (Part 1)

Lecture 9 - ACA Evolution: Path to Maturity Guided by Effectiveness (Part 2)

Lecture 10 - ACA Effectiveness - Assessment & Status

Lecture 11 - Prospects for Fully Effective ACA