Thursday, February 10, 2011

Aerodynamics-Introduction

The term aerodynamics is defined as the science that deals with the flow of air.
There are several basic properties that we use in the study of air.

They are follows

01.Pressure



The normal force per unit area exerted on a surface.

02.Density



The density of a substance is the mass of that substance per unit volume.

03.Temperature



The temperature is a measure of the average Kinetic Energy of a gas.

04.Velocity



The Displacement at a direction per time unit.

05.A streamline



A streamline is the path taken by a molecule of a gas in a steady flow situation.

06.Altitude



Height above sea level

07.Geometric Altitude



The height of the aircraft relative to the local terrain, which could range from sea level to a mountain top.

08.Absolute Altitude



Absolute altitude is the geometric height from the centre of the earth.
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