AEE542 TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS

Course Code:5720542
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. CAHİT ÇIRAY
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Generalities on flows and t.b.l.: physical description, mathematical formulation, averaging, Reynolds eqn. energy eqn. dissip., homogeneity, isotropy, correlations, micro and macro scales, energy spectrum, intermittency, hot-wire anemometry; t.b.l. equations: continuity, momentum, total enthalpy, closure problem, Crocco's integral; transition: stability, nature of transition, transition criteria, numerical methods: F.D. formulation, nature of the parabolic equations.


Course Learning Outcomes