{"product_id":"understanding-aerodynamics-arguing-from-the-real-physics-9781119967514","title":"Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eMuch-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding of aerodynamics\u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug McLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119967514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40961466040435,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":169.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_589d7422-a022-4138-a2c6-568ea76da5ab.jpg?v=1695131227","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/understanding-aerodynamics-arguing-from-the-real-physics-9781119967514","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}