100 Volumes of 'Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics' : 40 Years of Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics in Retrospect

Hirschel, Ernst Heinrich (EDT); Krause, Egon (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3540708049 / ISBN 13: 9783540708049

Published by Springer, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 100 Volumes of 'Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics' : 40 Years of Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics in Retrospect
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540708049
• ISBN 13: 9783540708049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Aircraft concepts are always driven by the requirements of the desired m- sion. A di?erent purpose for the use of the aircraft consequently results in a di?erent design. Therefore, depending on the intended outcome, con?i- ing requirements need to be ful?lled, for example, e?cient cruise speed and greatercargocapabilities,in combinationwith shorttake-o?andlanding ?eld lengths, or high speed and agility combined with variable payload demands. Due to the highly complex, non-linear physical environment in which aircraft operate, this task demands that the most advanced methods and tools are employed, to gain the necessary understanding of ?ow phenomena, and to exploit the ?ow physics to achieve maximum aircraft e?ciency. Inthe naturalsciences,researcherstry to create andextend humankno- edge by understanding and explaining the mechanisms of physical processes. In engineering, a designer is limited by certain requirements, and in order to ful?l these requirements the necessary technical tools need to be designed. In general, for a given problem the corresponding scienti?c or technical solution is sought. In order to successfully advance from a problem towards a solution, three main methods may be used. The two classical methods include theory and experiment, which are now being complemented by a third method, - scribedasnumericalsimulation.Theexperimentalapproachis basedonph- ical observation, measurement of relevant values, and methodical variation of the subject matter. For example, such experiments are used to gain a ph- ical understanding as well as to validate and investigate design alternatives.

About the Author

Both editors were active in the field at universities, DLR, and industry for a long length of time .