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    Project for aeronautical engineering

    i designed and constructed a micro turbojet as my final year thesis project. Now I am a career aerodynamicist. I guess you can start with reading 1) Engineering Vibrations (Thomson) 2) Fundamental of Aerodynamix (JD Anderson) Also learn the Ansys software. With strong aero+vibrations...
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    Spinning Motion Around Centre of Gravity

    why do bottles or any other things thrown up with a twist always spin about their centre of gravity? Also if all forces pass through centre of gravity of a rocket in space, it will not rotate , even though there is a net moment about any other point except the cg. why
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    Vortex Breakdown: Significance in Airplane Design

    i guess you are confused between vortex wake and wing tip vortex. what i was asking is the "vortex breakdouwn(burst)" phenomenon on delta wings which is dictated by reynold number.
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    Potential flow around an airfoil

    read fundamentals of aerodynamics by anderson chapter3 & 4. you need to write a vortex panel code. damn easy
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    Vortex Breakdown: Significance in Airplane Design

    does anyone know what's breakdown of a vortex. what is its significance in airplane design?
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    Reentry: What Causes Structure Heating of Spacecraft?

    hello clasusius: i am glad you appreciated the answer. 1)The Reynold Colsburn anology means that fluid friction due to viscosity is directly propotional to the amount of convective heating(heating by means of flowing fluid) 2)Of course , as u mentioned ,the underside is armored against...
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    Reentry: What Causes Structure Heating of Spacecraft?

    well, you see the problem of heating is threefold. First, the shockwave is almost always detatched due to nose bluntness(space shuttle).Thus it is a curved bow shock rather than a attatched oblique shock(unless the nose is pointed). hence you have heating due to slowing of the air behind the...
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    Aerodynamics simulation programs

    try xfoil. it's free from mit site.
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