At the end of this course the students will have
- An understanding of the numerical solution of inviscid, irrotational flowequations with a panel method
- An ability to implement a gradient based optimization for airfoil design
- An understanding of Transonic Small Disturbance (TSD) equation, Murman-Cole switching in supersonic flow regions, and upwind differencing
- An ability to formulate a Finite Difference Equation on Cartesian grids for the solution of TSD and to program the solution algorithm in Fortran
- An understanding of rotated differencing for the solution of Full potential flow equation
- An ability to formulate a Finite Difference Equation on curvilinear, body-fitted grids
- Improved computer skills
- An ability to function in teams
- An ability to convey technical material through oral presentations and reports
- An ability to make ethical choices