{"product_id":"understanding-aerodynamics-arguing-from-the-real-physics-hardcover","title":"Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoug McLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuch-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding of aerodynamics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's decades of industrial experience with Boeing, this book helps students and practicing engineers to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics. Relying on clear physical arguments and examples, Mclean provides a much-needed, fresh approach to this sometimes contentious subject without shying away from addressing \"real\" aerodynamic situations as opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used for mathematical convenience. Motivated by the belief that engineering practice is enhanced in the long run by a robust understanding of the basics as well as real cause-and-effect relationships that lie behind the theory, he provides intuitive physical interpretations and explanations, debunking commonly-held misconceptions and misinterpretations, and building upon the contrasts provided by wrong explanations to strengthen understanding of the right ones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a refreshing view of aerodynamics that is based on the author's decades of industrial experience yet is always tied to basic fundamentals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides intuitive physical interpretations and explanations, debunking commonly-held misconceptions and misinterpretations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights to some familiar topics, for example, what the Biot-Savart law really means and why it causes so much confusion, what \"Reynolds number\" and \"incompressible flow\" really mean, and a real physical explanation for how an airfoil produces lift.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses \"real\" aerodynamic situations as opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used for mathematical convenience, and omits mathematical details whenever the physical understanding can be conveyed without them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA real understanding of aerodynamics must go beyond mastering the mathematical formalism of the theories and come to grips with the physical cause-and-effect relationships that the theories represent. In addition to the math, which applies most directly at the local level, intuitive physical interpretations and explanations are required if we are to understand what happens at the flowfield level. This book aims to promote such physical understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a more thorough review of the physical underpinnings of fluid mechanics than is typical of conventional aerodynamics books, and it covers topics specific to aerodynamics with greater physical rigor. Many of the discussions and explanations in the book are novel in the sense that they attempt to remedy incompleteness or inconsistencies in previously available sources. Examples include the discussion of how aerodynamics fits in with modern physical theory in general, the explanations and discussions of the induction fallacy, the effect of surface roughness on turbulent skin friction, the basic mechanism for the lift on an airfoil, and the global pressure and momentum-flux balances in the flowfield around a lifting 3D wing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn understanding of what the equations and theories of aerodynamics really mean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal physical explanations for aerodynamic phenomena such as lift\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of important topics that are often missing in other aerodynamics books, such a three-dimensional flow in boundary layers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA broad view of the field and how it all fits together \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics\u003c\/i\u003e meticulously captures the results of the author's decades of pondering, discussing, and arguing the physical aspects of aerodynamic flows and is sure to help practicing engineers, as well as students, to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA real understanding of aerodynamics must go beyond mastering the mathematical formalism of the theories and come to grips with the physical cause-and-effect relationships that the theories represent. In addition to the math, which applies most directly at the local level, intuitive physical interpretations and explanations are required if we are to understand what happens at the flowfield level. This book aims to promote such physical understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a more thorough review of the physical underpinnings of fluid mechanics than is typical of conventional aerodynamics books, and it covers topics specific to aerodynamics with greater physical rigor. Many of the discussions and explanations in the book are novel in the sense that they attempt to remedy incompleteness or inconsistencies in previously available sources. Examples include the discussion of how aerodynamics fits in with modern physical theory in general, the explanations and discussions of the \"induction\" fallacy, the effect of surface roughness on turbulent skin friction, the basic mechanism for the lift on an airfoil, and the global pressure and momentum-flux balances in the flowfield around a lifting 3D wing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn understanding of what the equations and theories of aerodynamics really mean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal physical explanations for aerodynamic phenomena such as lift\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of important topics that are often missing in other aerodynamics books, such a three-dimensional flow in boundary layers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA broad view of the field and how it all fits together \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics\u003c\/i\u003e meticulously captures the results of the author's decades of pondering, discussing, and arguing the physical aspects of aerodynamic flows and is sure to help practicing engineers, as well as students, to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Mclean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoug McLean is a Boeing Technical Fellow in the Enabling Technology and Research unit within Aerodynamics Engineering at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.? He received a BA in physics from the University of California at Riverside in 1965 and a PhD in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University in 1970. He joined the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in 1974 and has worked there ever since on a range of problems, both computational and experimental, in the areas of viscous flow, drag reduction, and aerodynamic design. Computer programs he developed for the calculation of three-dimensional boundary layers and swept shock\/boundary-layer interactions were in use by wing-design groups at Boeing for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127702360199,"sku":"9781119967514","price":184.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d2169f95651e10776487147299c24607.webp?v=1732590111","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/understanding-aerodynamics-arguing-from-the-real-physics-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}