Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Basic Aerodynamics

Basic Aerodynamics
Author: Gary A. Flandro
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2011-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1139498614

In the rapidly advancing field of flight aerodynamics, it is especially important for students to master the fundamentals. This text, written by renowned experts, clearly presents the basic concepts of underlying aerodynamic prediction methodology. These concepts are closely linked to physical principles so that they are more readily retained and their limits of applicability are fully appreciated. Ultimately, this will provide students with the necessary tools to confidently approach and solve practical flight vehicle design problems of current and future interest. This book is designed for use in courses on aerodynamics at an advanced undergraduate or graduate level. A comprehensive set of exercise problems is included at the end of each chapter.

The Isogeometric Boundary Element Method

The Isogeometric Boundary Element Method
Author: Gernot Beer
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2019-09-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030233391

This book discusses the introduction of isogeometric technology to the boundary element method (BEM) in order to establish an improved link between simulation and computer aided design (CAD) that does not require mesh generation. In the isogeometric BEM, non-uniform rational B-splines replace the Lagrange polynomials used in conventional BEM. This may seem a trivial exercise, but if implemented rigorously, it has profound implications for the programming, resulting in software that is extremely user friendly and efficient. The BEM is ideally suited for linking with CAD, as both rely on the definition of objects by boundary representation. The book shows how the isogeometric philosophy can be implemented and how its benefits can be maximised with a minimum of user effort. Using several examples, ranging from potential problems to elasticity, it demonstrates that the isogeometric approach results in a drastic reduction in the number of unknowns and an increase in the quality of the results. In some cases even exact solutions without refinement are possible. The book also presents a number of practical applications, demonstrating that the development is not only of academic interest. It then elegantly addresses heterogeneous and non-linear problems using isogeometric concepts, and tests them on several examples, including a severely non-linear problem in viscous flow. The book makes a significant contribution towards a seamless integration of CAD and simulation, which eliminates the need for tedious mesh generation and provides high-quality results with minimum user intervention and computing.

The Finite Element Method in Engineering

The Finite Element Method in Engineering
Author: Singiresu S. Rao
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2005
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0750678283

With the revolution in readily available computing power, the finite element method has become one of the most important tools for the modern engineer. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the principles involved.