Aerospace Vehicles: Complement I

Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: 1/17/19 - 6/5/19

Engineering & Social Sciences

Aerospace Vehicles: Complement I

Aerospace Vehicles: Complement I Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Aerospace Engineering
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Advanced Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Stability and Integrity of Aerospace Structures

DESCRIPTION

Wings of finite span in incompressible flows. Lifting surface theory. Numerical lifting surface method.

Wings of finite span in subsonic flows. Prandtl Glauert analogy. Swept wings.

Introduction to hypersonic flow.

Aeroelasticity and Dynamic loads. Getting stared.

2D aeroelasticity. Unsteady 2D aerodynamics. Wagner, Küssner and Theodorsen. Divergence and control reversal.

3D aeroelasticity. Structural model and the normal modes. Unsteady 3D aerodynamics. Doublet Lattice Method.

The experimental modal analysis and the GVT. Dynamic model validation.

Flutter equation and its solution. Parameters affecting flutter. Flight Flutter Test. Aeroelastic model validation.

Dynamic loads. Dynamic landing and taxing. Gust and turbulence response. Buffet.


Get a Flight Credit worth up to $1,500 when you apply with code* by May 15, 2025