Aerodynamics for Engineers

by John J. Bertin and Russell M. Cummings

Book Overview

KEY BENEFIT From low-speed through hypersonic flight, this book merges fundamental fluid mechanics, experimental techniques, and computational fluid dynamics techniques to build a solid foundation in aerodynamic applications. Many references are recent publications by the world's finest aerodynamicists with expertise in subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic aerodynamics. KEY TOPICS Starts the new edition with a fun, readable, and motivational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130182346
• ISBN13: 9780130182340
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good Basic Textbook

The book provides a great foundation in aerodynamics principles and theory for aeronautical engineers or mechanical engineers studying aerospace engineering. The book is well organized and well written with clear and easy to follow explanations. This is a reader-friendly book that most mechanical or aeronautical engineering students who require a down to earth book that teaches the fundamentals of aerodynamics will find interesting and informative. Although this is not the best book on the market, it nevertheless is worth investing in as it provides a basic though comprehensive guide to aerodynamics with a focus on fundamental principles and techniques, incorporating the latest advances in software and in hardware that have resulted in the ever increasing use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in aircraft design.

Great Book!

This book and the "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by J.D. Anderson are the BEST aerodynamics text for the engineering students. I highly recommed them to every aerospace and mechanical engineering students.

Excellent Book to start Aerodynamics

I strongly recommend this book for those who are studying their first courses in aerodynamics. It is indeed clear, easy to understand, and, above all, very illustrated. In point of fact, I have liked aerodynamics because of this book. I used this book in my first course in aerodynamics instead of the required book given by my university (K.F.U.P.M), which was " Fundamentals of Aerodynamics written by John D. Anderson, because it avoids the complexity of derivations of equations, which might be the nightmare for some aerodynamics students particularly the beginners. Over and above this, I have been very willing and interested in reading the text because the authors have avoided tautology. Furthermore, I have digested a lots of concepts because of its very clear figures which have made a great impression on me, you know, one picture worth a 1000 words as the saying goes.As far as the examples given in each chapter are concerned, I believe that the authors should have added extra examples in order to see the applications of the important theories and their equations. Anyhow, some of the provided examples did come in my major exams.Like other aerodynamics books I have seen, this book does not provide the students with the solution of the problems given at the end of each chapter. I found that some of the theoretical questions given at the end of each chapter were among the questions my instructor used to give us in his quizzes, major, and final exams. The other thing I don not like about this book, similar to other aerodynamics books, is that it does not have a glossary. Thus, Students will have to read the text to find the definitions of the new terms. However, the definitions given are easy to memorize and comprehend as well.For those who are interested in full derivations of equations, I believe that this book will not be very helpful to them. They should buy " Fundamentals of Aerodynamics written by John D. Anderson" immediately. I believe very strongly that using both of the books I mentioned above will enable the student to pass his/her course with flying colors. I am sure as eggs are eggs that they will come in handy in quizzes, majors, final exams, plus term projects. I used both of them and I got "B". Believe you me, you will make it God willing, as I did.