Short course/CPD
Introduction to Transonic Flows
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
The course aims to provide a basic understanding of transonic aerodynamics and how the flow development in this regime affects aerodynamic performance.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£655
Accommodation fee:
£174
£480
Accommodation is on a full-board basis from the evening before the course commences until the afternoon of the last day. The course fee includes refreshments and lunch during the day. The accommodation fee includes all other meals. Details of accommodation will be provided in the delegate information pack.
Speakers
Course Director
Professor Kevin Garry
T: +44 (0) 1234 750111 ext 5135/5010
F: +44 (0) 1234 752149
E: k.p.garry@cranfield.ac.uk
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Syllabus
The main emphasis is on well-ordered flows at subsonic and sonic speeds about smooth bodies such as aerofoils or wings which are particularly relevant to aerodynamic analysis and design.
Basic concepts in the formation of shock waves and their interaction with viscous flows on aerofoils:
- compressible flows properties of air leading to shock wave formation; supercritical flow development on an aerofoil; shock wave interaction with the aerofoil boundary layer and how this changes with Mach number and Reynolds number
- differences between laminar and turbulent boundary layers in the development of shock-induced flow separation.
Overall characteristics of swept wings and their flow development:
- simple sweep concepts and how wing sweep helps high speed performance
- geometric layout of the wings of civil transport aircraft and subsonic military combat aircraft and how these relate to performance requirements
- finite-wing effects on pressure distribution and corresponding shock wave patterns
The transonic performance of aerofoils and wings:
- influence of the flow development
- general performance characteristics of an aerofoil, including methods for drag breakdown
- effects of pressure distribution and shock waves on the boundary layer development over the aerofoil surface; simple methods for analysing wing drag, and how flow separation characteristics differ from 2D.
Wind tunnel testing:
- various types of transonic wind tunnel
- examples of typical test results on aerofoils and wings.
Who should attend?
Engineers and scientists with an elementary understanding of low speed aerodynamics who wish to develop this into the more complex regime of mixed supersonic and subsonic flow. The course would be suitable for somebody who had attended the Introduction to Aircraft Aerodynamics short course and who was seeking a more detailed introduction to transonic flows.
