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 "Reflections on Applied Computational Aerodynamics (ACA) 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 - Genesis of Fluid Dynamics

Lecture 3 - Fluid Dynamics as a Mathematical Science

Lecture 4 - Emergence of CFD

Lecture 5 - Evolution of ACA (1 of 5)

Lecture 6 - Evolution of ACA (2 of 5)

Lecture 7 - Evolution of ACA (3 of 5)

Lecture 8 - Evolution of ACA (4 of 5)

Lecture 9 - Evolution of ACA (5 of 5)

Lecture 10 - ACA Effectiveness - Status and Prospects (1 of 3)

Lecture 11 - ACA Effectiveness - Status and Prospects (2 of 3)