Aerodynamics for Engineering Students [Paperback]

E. L. Houghton (Author), P. W. Carpenter (Author)

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition (Mar 17 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750651113
ISBN-13: 978-0750651110
Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 17 x 3.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #811,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #28 in Books > Professional & Technical > Engineering > Aerospace > Applied
- #28 in Books > Engineering > Aerospace > Applied

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Reviews of fourth edition.

"The book is clearly written and can be confidently recommended as a general and comprehensive aerodynamics text for the use of students of aeronautical engineering."
Journal of Aerospace Engineering.

"... a valuable text for the undergraduate not least because of the extensive use of well annotated examples and the broad range of topics covered."
The Aeronautical Journal.

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Already established as the leading course text on aerodynamics, Aerodynamics for Engineering Students has been revised to include the latest developments in flow control and boundary layers, and their influence on modern wing design, as well as introducing recent advances in the understanding of fundamental fluid dynamics. Computational methods have been expanded and updated to reflect the modern approaches to aerodynamic design and research in the aeronautical industry and elsewhere, and the structure of the text has been developed to reflect current course requirements.

The book is designed to be accessible and practical. Theory is developed logically within each chapter with notation, symbols and units well defined throughout, and the text is fully illustrated with worked examples and exercises.

The classic text, expanded and updated.

Includes latest developments in flow control, boundary layers and fluid dynamics.

Fully illustrated throughout with illustrations, worked examples and exercises.

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Amazon.com: 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars a selfcontained course, July 3 2000

By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Aerodynamics for Engineering Students (Paperback)

This is a classical text for student, but it gives many hints about modern commercial design methods. The maths involved is very advanced and well set out. Worked examples are very useful since many are from post examination papers (always a much needed reference). Numerous line illustrations are provided, being very accurate, clear and detailed. They are the most valuable feature of this volume.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you wan to learn about aerodynamics this is surely what you need, July 13 2009

By IntoC "I." - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Aerodynamics for Engineering Students (Paperback)

First of all I would say something about the service of Amazon to which I surely give 5 stars cause I first didn't receive the item on time because of a postal service problem; but when i told this to Amazon after other 15 days i had my item at home... so nice work Amazon!
The book...what to say...I need it for an exam (aerodynamics applied to aircraft)at university and I passed it with no problem thanks to this book... and I think this is enough..

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Involved Text, May 20 2012

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This review is from: Aerodynamics for Engineering Students (Paperback)

If you are looking for a spoon-fed course in aerodynamics I suggest you pick up a copy of Anderson's text. However, if you are a student who wants a firm grasp on the subject then this should be your first choice. Carpenter covers the basics of fluid dynamics followed by potential flow, then moves on to 2 dimensional airfoil theory and 3d wing theory. As this is an undergraduate book the chapters on 2d and 3d aerodynamics are developed from potential flow theory. As a result this book is best used to develop an understanding of subsonic aerodynamics.

Additional topics covered in this book include: compressible flow (only covered in one chapter, you're better off looking for a gas dynamics book if you want to learn compressible fluid dynamics in full), some boundary-layer theory and viscous flows (very complete for an introductory text), some propeller theory (I haven't read this chapter personally), and lastly a chapter devoted to modern flow control methods (this was a really nice addition to the book because it provides some practical but innovative designs used in aerodynamics today).

I give this book 4 stars only because of some issues I have with formatting. While I love the fact that this book is very information dense,sometimes it makes finding specific pieces of information difficult. It is probably best to use this book in conjunction with another text that focuses on some of the applied aspects of aerodynamics.

One last note:
This book is much more mathematical than physical. You will need a strong background in vector calculus. If you are looking for a book which describes performance metrics such as CL-alpha curves for different airfoil/wing shapes, then seek out a design book or an aerodynamics book on applied material.

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