Objectives of general skills

• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out mechanical engineering missions, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques specific to mechanical engineering.
• Assess the validity of models and results in view of the state of science and characteristics of the problem.
• Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Argue to and persuade clients, colleagues, teachers and boards, both orally and in writing.
• Contribute by researching the innovative solution of a problem in engineering sciences.
• Design and implement investigations based on analytical, numerical and experimental approaches.
• Collect and analyse data rigorously.

UE's Learning outcomes

Compressible and Incompressible Aerodynamics : Identify the basic rules of incompressible subsonic aerodynamic of lifting airfoils by using complex functions and the application of rigorous developments; Understand and determine the fundamental differences in the behaviour of compressible fluids between subsonic and supersonic regimes and the various saturation phenomena of compressible flows of gases and vapours. Beyond the basic courses of Fundamental Fluid Mechanics (3rd BA), this course provides the complementary concepts for subsonic and supersonic aerodynamics.

UE Content

Compressible and Incompressible Aerodynamics : Inviscid incompressible fluids and subsonic aerodynamics: Potential flows and complex functions; superposition principle; Blasius’ laws, lifting profiles; Conformal mapping and Joukowski tranformation; Kutta-Joukowsky theorem, resulting force and moment; Linearized singularities method for thin airfoils and panels method. Compressible fluids and supersonic aerodynamics: adiabatic and isentropic flows with variable sections, Fanno flows, Rayleigh flows, normal and oblique shocks; Prandtl-Meyer flows and Mach waves.

Prior experience

Rational mechanics, vector calculus, mathematics and elements of integral and differential calculus; Use of complex variables and functions Theoretical physics and mathematics: thermodynamics General physics Fundamental fluid mechanics

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Oral examination

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Oral examination

Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

• N/A