Aeronautical Engineering BEng/MEng
High Speed Aerodynamics 4 ENG4074
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course will provide an understanding of how compressibility affects the global and local nature of the flow and its effects on the aerodynamic forces generated on wings and bodies in subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows.
Timetable
2 lectures per week
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
100% Written Exam
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of how compressibility affects the global and local nature of the flow and its effects on the aerodynamic forces generated on wings and bodies in subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ use flow equations for compressible flow and the effects of variable density;
■ understand the nature of Mach, shock, compression and expansion waves;
■ use linearising equations to provide engineering predictions;
■ quantify air loads on aerofoils, wings and bodies in high-speed flow.