Much-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight intothe physical understanding of aerodynamics
Based on the author s decades of industrial experiencewith Boeing, this book helps students and practicing engineers togain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics. Relying onclear physical arguments and examples, Mclean provides amuch-needed, fresh approach to this sometimes contentious subjectwithout shying away from addressing "real" aerodynamic situationsas opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used formathematical convenience. Motivated by the belief that engineeringpractice is enhanced in the long run by a robust understanding ofthe basics as well as real cause-and-effect relationships that liebehind the theory, he provides intuitive physical interpretationsand explanations, debunking commonly-held misconceptions andmisinterpretations, and building upon the contrasts provided bywrong explanations to strengthen understanding of the rightones.
* Provides a refreshing view of aerodynamics that is based on theauthor s decades of industrial experience yet is alwaystied to basic fundamentals.
* Provides intuitive physical interpretations and explanations,debunking commonly-held misconceptions and misinterpretations
* Offers new insights to some familiar topics, for example, whatthe Biot-Savart law really means and why it causes so muchconfusion, what Reynolds number and incompressible flow really mean, and a real physicalexplanation for how an airfoil produces lift.
* Addresses "real" aerodynamic situations as opposed to theoversimplified ones frequently used for mathematical convenience,and omits mathematical details whenever the physical understandingcan be conveyed without them.
