Computational aerodynamics is a relatively new field in engineering that
investigates aircraft flow fields via the simulation of fluid motion and
sophisticated numerical algorithms. This book provides an excellent
reference to the subject for a wide audience, from graduate students to
experienced researchers and professionals in the aerospace engineering
field. Opening with the essential elements of computational
aerodynamics, the relevant mathematical methods of fluid flow and
numerical methods for partial differential equations are presented.
Stability theory and shock capturing schemes, and vicious flow and time
integration methods are then comprehensively outlined. The final
chapters treat more advanced material, including energy stability for
nonlinear problems, and higher order methods for unstructured and
structured meshes. Presenting over 150 illustrations, including
representative calculations on unstructured meshes in color. This book
is a rich source of information that will be of interest and importance
in this pioneering field.