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Aerodynamics Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations AERODYNAMICS RELATED CENTERS FOR FLUID DYNAMICS & MECHANICS CALCULATORS & APPLETS SEE FLUID DYNAMICS & MECHANICS AERODYNAMICS COURSES, TEACHING MODULES, ETC. FOR BEGINNER'S AERODYNAMICS ANIMATIONS, AERODYNAMICS SIMULATIONS, AERODYNAMICS VIDEOS BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AERONAUTICS (QUICKTIME & FLASH) - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Aerodynamics & Aeronautics Courses, Teaching Modules, etc. (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aeronautics Courses include: "...Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Propulsion; Beginner's Guide to High Speed Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets; etc..." For more information see Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center AERODYNAMICS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. AERODYNAMICS ANIMATIONS, AERODYNAMICS SIMULATIONS, AERODYNAMICS VIDEOS AERODYNAMICS FOR STUDENTS - D.J. Auld & K. Srinivas, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME), University of Sydney, Australia Multimedia Aerodynamics Course (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Some examples of Aerodynamics Course Chapters & Sub Chapters include: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics "...Properties of Fluids; Fluid Statics; Control Volume Analysis, Integral Methods; Potential Flow; Dimensional Analysis; Introduction to Boundary Layers, etc..." Aerodynamics "...Properties of the Atmosphere; Flow Visualisation; Joukowski Flow Mapping & Aerofoils; 2-D Panel Method Solutions; Lifting Line Theory (3-D Wings); etc..." Gasdynamics "...Compressible Flow in 1, 2 and 3 Dimensions; Supersonic Flow Measurement; Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow..." Aircraft Performance "...Aircraft Performance (Simple numerical predictions); Aircraft Performance (Exact analytical optimisation approach); Mission Performance based Optimisation..." For more information see Aerodynamics for Students Home Page or the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME) AN INTRODUCTION OF AERODYNAMICS - A.J. Meade, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Material Science, Rice University Multimedia An Introduction to Aerodynamics Course - PDF, 350+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "26" An Introduction to Aerodynamics Course Lectures include "...Lecture 3: Integral Relations for A Control Volume; Lecture 8:Limiting Forms of the N-S Equations: Vortex Panel Method; Lecture 11: Experimental External Flows: Limitations of Boundary Layer Theory; Lecture 18: Aircraft Performance in Steady Flight: Available Thrust and Power; Lecture 21: Aircraft Performance: Take-off and Landing; Lecture 24: Aircraft Case Studies; etc..." For more information see An Introduction to Aerodynamics Home Page MECH 594; Andrew J. Meade's Home Page or the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Material Science APPLIED AERODYNAMICS (QUICKTIME) - I. Kroo, Desktop Aeronautics, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Multimedia Aerodynamics Course (Text, Images, Calculators, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Applied Aerodynamics Chapters include: "...Introduction; Fluid Dynamics Fundamentals; Methods of Solution; Two-Dimensional Potential Flow; Airfoils: Part I & II; Compressibility in 2-D; Viscosity and 2-D Boundary Layers; Three-Dimensional Potential Flow; 3-D Compressibility and Supersonics; Viscosity in 3-D; Wing Design; Configuration Aerodynamics and Tables and Appendices..." Examples of Aerodynamics Calculators include: Source and Vortex Flowfield Calculator "...Streamlines Past Sources and Vortices Calculator..." NACA Airfoil Geometry Calculator; Effect of Angle of Attack on Airfoil Pressures Calculator "...Relating Airfoil Geometry and Pressures Calculator..." Airfoil Geometry and Pressures Calculator "...Interactive Airfoil Analysis Calculator..." Wing analysis Program Calculator - Wing Analysis Calculator; Canard/Tail Trimmed Drag Calculator - Wing/Tail Analysis Calculator; etc. For more information see Applied Aerodynamics - A Digital Textbook; Educational Products; Desktop Aeronautics or the Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group ADVANCED TOPICS IN AERODYNAMICS - A. Filippone, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. Multimedia Aerodynamics Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics Chapters include: "...Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics; Aerodynamic Drag; High-Lift Aerodynamics; Unsteady Aerodynamics; Low Speed Aerodynamics; High Speed Aerodynamics; Rotors Aerodynamics; etc..." For more information see Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics ADVANCED AERO/HYDRODYNAMICS - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "22" Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics Course Lectures include "...Constitutive Relations; Kinematics of Vorticity; Force in Ideal Flow; Boundaries and Pressure; Circular Cylinders; Joukowski Mapping; Blasius Theorem; Thin Airfoil Theory; Lifting 3D Flow..." For more information see Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics; Engineering Applets or W.J. Devenport's Home Page CONFIGURATION AERODYNAMICS - W.H. Mason, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Multimedia Configuration Aerodynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Configuration Aerodynamics Course Lectures include "...Fluid mechanics foundations: governing equation; Drag; Aircraft Configuration Design Options; An Overview of Aerodynamic Design including use of Computational Aerodynamics; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils and Wings; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils; Subsonic Aerodynamics of Wings; Transonic Aerodynamics of Airfoils and Wings; Mechanical High Lift Systems; Powered High Lift Systems; Supersonic Aerodynamics; Hypersonic Aerodynamics; Geometry for Aerodynamicists; Introduction to Helicopter Aerodynamics; etc..." For more information see Mason's Areo Courses; W.H. Mason's Home Page or the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering FLUID MECHANICS AND AERODYNAMICS - Mark Drela, Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Course Lectures include "...Formation of Lifting Flow; Airfoil Vortex Sheet Models, Thin Airfoil Analysis Problem; Thin Airfoil Theory Application; Introduction to 3D Wings, 2D and 3D Coefficients; 3D Vortex Filaments, Lifting Line Theory; Elliptical Lift Distribution; Wing Geometry, Wing Design Problem; Aircraft Performance Analysis; Intorduction to Compressible Flows, Thermodynamic Concepts; Stagnation Quantities, Introduction to Shock Waves; Shock Losses, Compressible Flow Pitot-Tube; Prandtl-Meyer Waves, Shock Expansion Theory; Compressible Channel Flow..." For more information see Unified Engineering; Mark Drela's Home Page; Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics LOW SPEED AERODYNAMICS - N.M. Komerath, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Georgia Tech Multimedia Low Speed Aerodynamics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Low Speed Aerodynamics Course Lectures include "...Fluid Mechanics Introduction; Conservation Equations: Integral Form, reducing to Differential Form, Euler Equation, Bernoulli Equation; Airfoils: Thin Airfoil Theory; Wings: Helmholtz Vortex Theorems and Prandtl's Lifting Line Model; Viscous Flow, etc..." For more information see Courses; Aerospace Digital Library; N.M. Komerath's Home Page or the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering

AERODYNAMICS TOOLS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ENGINEERING APPLETS - W.J. Devenport, R. Kapania, K. Rojiani & K. Singh, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...A project funded by the National Science Foundation..." Engineering Subject Categories with Calculators & Applets include: Fluid Dynamics "...Ideal flow machine Calculator; Virtual Shock Tube; Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator; Converging Diverging Nozzle Simulator Calculator; Thermodynamics of Air Calculator; Real Gas Shock Calculator; Boundary Layer Calculator + Convection Calculator; etc..." Statics "...Mohr's Circle Calculator; Beam Analysis Calculator; Resultant of Vectors Calculator..." Dynamics "...Motion on Curved Paths Calculator; Projectile Motion Calculator - Drag directly proportional to speed Calculator; Projectile Motion Calculator - Drag proportional to square of velocity Calculator..." For more information see W.J. Devenport's Home Page or the Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering AERODYNAMIC FLOW CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. COMPRESSIBLE FLOW CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. COMPRESSIBLE AERODYNAMICS CALCULATOR - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator "...computes the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas..." Compressible Aerodynamics Calculators include: Isentropic Flow Relations Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Perfect Gas, Gamma = , angles in degrees; Mach Number; T/TO; p/pO; rho/rhoO; A/A* (sub); Mach Angle in Degrees; P-M Angle in Degrees; etc..." Normal Shock Relations Calculator; Oblique Shock Relations Calculator. For more information see Engineering Applets or W.J. Devenport's Home Page COMPRESSIBLE FLOW CALCULATORS - Aerospaceweb.org VERY EXTENSIVE. Compressible Flow Calculators include: Isentropic Flow Relations Calculator; Normal Shock Relations Calculator; Oblique Shock Relations Calculator For more information see Aerospace Calculators; Aerospace Design or Aerospaceweb.org THE IDEAL FLOW MACHINE (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Ideal Flow Machine Calculator "...is designed for students learning elementary ideal flow. The term 'Ideal flow' describes the way in which a fluid (liquid or gas) moves when the effects of compressibility and viscosity are negligible..." Ideal Flow Machine Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Free Stream, Source, Vortex, Doublet, Source Panel, Vortex Panel, etc.; Strength; Angle; Mappig Window (elementary conformal mapping techniques); etc..." For more information see Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics; Engineering Applets or W.J. Devenport's Home Page BOUNDARY LAYER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONVECTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS BOUNDARY LAYER APPLETS - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, sVirginia Tech VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Boundary Layer Calculators "...The goal has been to keep the formulation, logic and programming as simple as possible so that the student can easily grasp the flow of the calculations..." Some examples from "8" Boundary Layer Calculators include ILBLI: "...Computes Incompressible Laminar Boundary Layers by an implicit Numerical Method..." ITBL: "...Computes Incompressible Turbulent Boundary Layers by an implicit Mnumerical Method..." WALZ: "...Computes Incompressible Laminar Boundary Layers using the Thwaites-Walz Integral Method..." MOSESHT: "...Computes Incompressible Turbulent Boundary Layers using Moses' Method extended to include Heat Transfer..." For more information see Engineering Applets; Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics or W.J. Devenport's Home Page

GASDYNAMICS CALCULATORS, GASDYNAMICS APPLETS, GASDYNAMICS SIMULATIONS GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATORS, GAS DYNAMICS ANIMATIONS, GAS DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS GAS DYNAMICS TEACHING MODULES GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATOR - R. Bonazza, Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculators include: Gas Dynamics Calculator INPUT Values include: Select a Diven Gas "...Helium, Air, Argon, Neon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." Mach Number; Pa; Initital Pressure; Driven Section; K; Initial Temperature, Driven Section; Select a Driver Gas "...Helium, Air, Argon, Neon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." K; Initial Temperature; Driver Section. Gas Dynamics Calculator OUTPUT values include: For State 1, 2, 4 or 5 "...Pressure, Temperature, Density, Sound of Speed, & Velocity..." MW; Specific Heat Ratio; Initial Wave Speed; Reflected Wave Speed; etc..." Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Distance Between Pressure Transducers; Time Between Pressure Transducers; Distance Between Trigger Transducer and Window Centerline; etc..." Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Actual Mach Number; Estimated Delay Time for Shock; Estimated Delay Time for Membrane; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Volume of the Driver; Volume of the Boost Tank; Diaphragm Rupture Pressure; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Pre-boost Driver Pressure; Post-boost Driver Pressure; etc..." For more information see the Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory; Riccardo Bonazza's Home Page; Research Centers and Facilities; Department of Engineering Physics or the College of Engineering GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATORS - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculators include: "...Isentropic Flow Calculator; Normal Shock Calculator; Rayleigh Flow Calculator; Fanno Flow Calculator..." For more information see Fluid Mechanics Laboratory or the College of Engineering GAS DYNAMICS - S. Bhattacharjee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculator "...not only provides standard isentropic smart table but also normal shock table, oblique shock table and expansion wave table all in one..." For more information see Thermodynamics Software - TEST-Map - The TEST Tree; Utility Applets; The Expert System for Thermodynamics or the Department of Mechanical Engineering GAS DYNAMICS TOOLBOX APPLET (CALCULATOR & GRAPH) - A. Alexeenko, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculator is "...used to calculate the normal shock wave parameters and microscopic and macroscopic parameters..." Gas Dynamics Calculator includes Normal Shock Calculator & Flow Regime Calculator: Normal Shock Gas Dynamics Calculator INPUT Values includes: "...Number of Species; Species (H2O; CO2; N2; O2; etc.); Mole Fraction..." Normal Shock Gas Dynamics Calculator output values includes: "...Upstream Conditions & Downstream Conditions..." For more information see Alina Alexeenko's Home Page or Alina Alexeenko's Home Page at Purdue SHOCKWAVE CALCULATOR APPLET - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Shockwave Calculator Calculator "...calculates the property variations across a normal or oblique shockwave under two sets of assumptions. The first choice is the standard assumption of a calorically (and thermally) perfect gas..." "...The second option is for standard equilibrium air at densities from 1,000 amagats to 1e-7 amagats and temperatures up to 25,000 K., etc..." For more information see Engineering Applets; Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics or W.J. Devenport's Home Page SHOCK TUBE CALCULATORS, SHOCK TUBE APPLETS SHOCK TUBE ANIMATIONS, SHOCK TUBE SIMULATIONS GAS DYNAMICS CALCULATOR - R. Bonazza, Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Dynamics Calculators include: Gas Dynamics Calculator INPUT Values include: Select a Diven Gas "...Helium, Air, Argon, Neon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." Mach Number; Pa; Initital Pressure; Driven Section; K; Initial Temperature, Driven Section; Select a Driver Gas "...Helium, Air, Argon, Neon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Xenon, Sulfur Hexafluoride..." K; Initial Temperature; Driver Section. Gas Dynamics Calculator OUTPUT values include: For State 1, 2, 4 or 5 "...Pressure, Temperature, Density, Sound of Speed, & Velocity..." MW; Specific Heat Ratio; Initial Wave Speed; Reflected Wave Speed; etc..." Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Distance Between Pressure Transducers; Time Between Pressure Transducers; Distance Between Trigger Transducer and Window Centerline; etc..." Gas Dynamics TIMING ISSUES Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Actual Mach Number; Estimated Delay Time for Shock; Estimated Delay Time for Membrane; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Volume of the Driver; Volume of the Boost Tank; Diaphragm Rupture Pressure; etc..." Gas Dynamics BOOST TANK Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Pre-boost Driver Pressure; Post-boost Driver Pressure; etc..." For more information see the Wisconsin Shock Tube Laboratory; Riccardo Bonazza's Home Page; Research Centers and Facilities; Department of Engineering Physics or the College of Engineering VIRTUAL SHOCK TUBE CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Shock Tube Calculator visualizes shock tube flows. For more information see Engineering Applets; W.J. Devenport's Home Page or the Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

SPEED OF SOUND CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS MACH NUMBER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS MACH & SPEED OF SOUND CALCULATOR - Glenn Research Center, NASA Mach Number "...The ratio of the speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound in the gas determines the magnitude of many of the compressibility effects. Because of the importance of this speed ratio, aerodynamicists have designated it with a special parameter called the Mach number..." Mach Calculator & Speed of Sound Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Units (Imperial or Metric); Altitude; Speed..." For more information see Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics; Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center THERMODYNAMICS PROPERTIES OF AIR CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR THERMODYNAMICS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, CALCULATORS, DATABSES, ETC. SEE THERMODYNAMICS EQAIR APPLET (THERMODYNAMICS OF AIR) - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY EXTENSIVE. Thermodynamic Properties of Air Calculator "...calculates the thermodynamic properties of air given the pressure and entropy, pressure and density, specific energy and density, entropy and enthalpy..." For more information see Engineering Applets or W.J. Devenport's Home Page VISCOUS CFD CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS VISCOUS GRID SPACING CALCULATOR - W.T. (Bill) Jones, Geometry Laboratory (GEOLAB), Langley Research Center, NASA VERY EXTENSIVE. Viscous Grid Spacing Calculator "...provides a worksheet for estimating the normal spacing to be used in a viscous CFD grid. Estimates are for a turbulent flat plate in free air and are based on the Sutherland formula for viscosity..." Viscous Grid Spacing Calculators include Reynolds Number, Mach Number and Desired y+ Value Calculator "...will estimate the spacing normal to a solid surface required to yield 1 grid point in the laminar sublayer..." Mach Number, Dynamic Pressure, and Desired y+ Value Calculator "...will estimate the spacing normal to a solid surface required to yield 1 grid point in the laminar sublayer..." For more information see Geometry Laboratory (GEOLAB) or Langley Research Center

Aeronautics and Astronautics AERONAUTICS COURSES, TEACHING MODULES, SIMULATIONS, CALCULATORS, ETC. FOR BEGINNER'S AERONAUTICS CALCULATORS, AERONAUTICS VIDEOS, AERONAUTICS SIMULATIONS, AERONAUTICS ANIMATIONS, ETC. BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO AERONAUTICS (QUICKTIME & FLASH) - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Aerodynamics & Aeronautics Courses, Teaching Modules, etc. (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aeronautics Courses include: "...Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Propulsion; Beginner's Guide to High Speed Aerodynamics; Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets; etc..." For more information see Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. AERONAUTICS CALCULATORS, AERONAUTICS APPLETS, AERONAUTICS SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. ASTRONAUTICS CALCULATORS, AERONAUTICS APPLETS, AERONAUTICS SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. AERONAUTICS VIDEOS, AERONAUTICS ANIMATIONS, AERONAUTICS SIMULATIONS, ETC. GLENN RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY REPORTS - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Glenn Research & Technology Reports (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Glenn Research & Technology Subject Categories include "...Systems Analysis; Exploration Systems; Communications Systems; Instrumentation and Controls; Power and Electrical Propulsion; Propulsion Systems; Materials and Structures; etc..." For more information see Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) or the Glenn Research Center AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS ENGINEERING (QUICKTIME) - (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, & MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Courses (Text, Images, Spreadsheets, Calculators, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE For more information see MIT OpenCourseWare or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Some examples from over "20" Aeronautics and Astronautics "UNDERGRADUATE" Courses include: Principles of Automatic Control Principles of Automatic Control Lectures include: "...Control System Analysis and Design; Disturbances and Sensitivity; S-Plane, Poles and Zeroes; Transient Response and Stability; State Space Modeling; Solutions of State Space Differential Equations; etc..." Dynamics Dynamics Lectures include: "...Intrinsic Coordinates; Work and Energy; Conservative Forces; Relative Motion Rotating/Translating Axes; Accelerometers; etc..." Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Lectures include: "...Kinematics of a Fluid Element; Stress-Strain Relationship for a Newtonian Fluid; Compressible Viscous Equations; Equations of Aircraft Motion; Aerodynamic Center; Kutta Condition; Kutta Condition Solution; Force Calculations for Lifting Line; Trefftz Plane Analysis of Induced Drag; Solutions of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; Ground Effect Using Single Vortex Model; Subsonic Small Disturbance Potential Flow; Derivation of Sound Wave Properties; etc..." Aerospace Dynamics Aerospace Dynamics Lectures include: "...Momentum, Angular Momentum, and Dynamics of a System of Particles; Friction in Lagrange's Equations; Gyroscopes; Aircraft Dynamics; etc..." Some examples from over "20" Aeronautics and Astronautics "GRADUATE" Courses include: Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids Lectures include: "...Physical Principles; Conservation Laws; Thin Shear Layer Approximation; Solution Techniques; Interacting Boundary Layer Theory; Stability and Transition; etc..." Stochastic Estimation and Control Stochastic Estimation and Control Lectures include: "...Random Signals; Intuitive Notion of Probability; Axiomatic Probability; Probability Distribution and Density Functions; Expectation, Averages and Characteristic Function; Normal or Gaussian Random Variables; um of Independent Random Variables and Tendency Toward Normal Distribution; etc..." Aeroelasticity AEROELASTICITY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. AEROELASTICITY CALCULATORS, AEROELASTICITY SIMULATIONS, AEROELASTICITY VIDEOS, ETC. AEROELASTICITY - Greg Dimitriadis, Aeroelasticity & Experimental Aerodynamics Lab, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium Multimedia Aeroelasticity Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aeroelasticity Course Topics include Lecture 1 "...Static Divergence; Limit Cycle Oscillations; Kinetic Energy; etc..." Lecture 3 "...Unsteady Modtion; Unsteady Equations of Motion; Integro-differential Equations; Transform to ODEs, Natural Frequencies and Damping Ratios; etc..." Lecture 6 "...Static Aeroelastic; Thin Airfoil Theory; Aerodynamic Derivatives; etc..." For more information see Education; Aeroelasticity & Experimental Aerodynamics Lab or the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department AEROELASTICITY VIDEOS & ANIMATIONS (QUICKTIME) - T. Strganac & P. Cizmas, Aeroelasticity Research Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Multimedia Aeroelasticity Video Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Animations & Videos/Movies). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aeroelasticity Video Teaching Modules include "...F-16 Limit Cycle Oscillation Videos; Animations of Experimental Data from the Texas A&M Nonlinear Aeroelastic Testing Aparatus; Limit Cycle Oscillation Simulations Using The Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method Videos; etc..." For more information see Aeroelasticity Research Group or the Department of Aerospace Engineering

Aircraft Flight Dynamics AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DYNAMICS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DYNAMICS VIDEOS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DYNAMICS - R.F. Stengel, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University Multimedia Aircraft Flight Dynamics Course with Lectures & Cases Studies (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Flight Dynamics is "...designed to introduce students to the performance, stability, and control of aircraft ranging from micro-uninhabited air vehicles through general aviation, jet transport, and fighter aircraft to Mars planes and re-entry vehicles. Particular attention is given to mathematical models and techniques for analysis, simulation, and evaluation of flying qualities..." Aircraft Flight Dynamics Lectures include: "...Particle Dynamics and Kinematics of Rotation; Aircraft Motions; Linear Dynamic Models; Transforms and Transfer Functions; Fourth-Order Longitudinal Equations of Motion; etc... Aircraft Flight Dynamics Case Studies Lectures include: "...Analysis of Flying Qualities; Design for Control; Power Effects on Stability and Control; Human-Powered and Ultralight Aircraft; Aircraft Maneuverability and Agility; Naval Aviation; etc... Aircraft Flight Dynamics (MAE 331) Home Page; Robert F. Stengel's Home Page or the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Aircraft Stability and Control AIRCRAFT STABILITY & CONTROL COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. STABILITY & CONTROL - C.A. Woolsey, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Multimedia Stability & Control Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Stability & Control Course Lectures include "...Lecture 1: Introduction; Lecture 4: Total Pitch Moment Coefficient; Lecture 8: Roll Stability & Control; Lecture 12: Rigid Body Dynamics & Kinematics; Lecture 17: Lateral-Directional Stability Derivatives; Lecture 21: Introduction to Aircraft Control – Pitch Stabilization; etc..." For more information see Stability & Control Course Home Page; Craig A. Woolsey's Home Page or the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL - J.P. How, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, & MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Aircraft Stability and Control Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aircraft Stability and Controls Course Lectures include "...Lecture 2: Static Stability, Wing/Tail Contributions; Lecture 4 & 5: Aircraft Dynamics; Lecture 8: Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes; Lecture 12: Aircraft Lateral Autopilots; Lecture 14: Equations of Motion in a Nonuniform Atmosphere..." For more information see Aircraft Stability and Control Course Home Page; Aeronautics and Astronautics; MIT OpenCourseWare or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aircraft Design AIRCRAFT DESIGN COURSES, AIRCRAFT DESIGN LECTURES, AIRCRAFT DESIGN TEXTBOOKS, ETC. AIRCRAFT DESIGN VIDEOS, AIRCRAFT DESIGN ANIMATIONS, AIRCRAFT DESIGN SIMULATIONS, ETC. AIRCRAFT DESIGN SOFTWARE, AIRCRAFT DESIGN CALCULATORS, AIRCRAFT DESIGN APPLETS, ETC. AIRCRAFT DESIGN COSTS CALCULATORS AIRCRAFT DESIGN: SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLETS) - Ilan Kroo, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Multimedia Aircraft Design Course with Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aircraft Design "...addresses the system perspective in aircraft design. A fundamental understanding of each of the participating disciplines is provided, but emphasis is placed on the interactions between different disciplines resulting from changes in any portion of the design..." Examples of Aircraft Design Course Chapters & Sub Chapters include: Design Process "...Market; Design Requirements; etc...." Fuselage Layout "...Cross Section Design; Fuselage Shape; FARs Related to Fuselage Design; etc. Drag "...Parasite Drag; Skin Function Coefficient; Form Factor; Wetted Area; Induced Drag; Compressibility Drag; etc..." Airfoils "...Cp & Performance; Cp and Curvature; Airfoil Design; etc..." Wing Design "...Wing Geometry; Wing Design Parameters; Lift Distribution & Performance; Nonplanar Wings and Winglets; etc.); High-Lift Systems "...Estimation CLmax; CLmax for SSTs; etc..." Stability and Control "...Static Longitudinal Stability; Dynamic Stability; Lateral Control; etc..." Propulsion "...Engine Placement; Nacelle Design; Thrust vs. Speed and Altitude; etc..." Structure & Weights "...Structural Loads; Design Airspeed and Placards; V-n Diagrams; Structural Design; Weight Estimations; etc..."; etc. For more information see Aircraft Design: Synthesis and Analysis - AA 241A,B; Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Some examples from over "40" Aircraft Design Calculators include Drag: Supersonic Wing Drag Calculation Supersonic Wing Drag Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Mach Number; CL; AR;, ARlength; etc..." Wing Design: Wing Lift Distribution Calculator Wing Lift Distribution Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wing Area; Aspect Ratio; Sweep; Taper; L.E. Extension; T.E. Extension; Root Incidence; etc..." APPLIED AERODYNAMICS (QUICKTIME) - I. Kroo, Desktop Aeronautics, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Multimedia Aerodynamics Course (Text, Images, Calculators, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Applied Aerodynamics Chapters include: "...Introduction; Fluid Dynamics Fundamentals; Methods of Solution; Two-Dimensional Potential Flow; Airfoils: Part I & II; Compressibility in 2-D; Viscosity and 2-D Boundary Layers; Three-Dimensional Potential Flow; 3-D Compressibility and Supersonics; Viscosity in 3-D; Wing Design; Configuration Aerodynamics and Tables and Appendices..." Examples of Aerodynamics Calculators include: Source and Vortex Flowfield Calculator "...Streamlines Past Sources and Vortices Calculator..." NACA Airfoil Geometry Calculator; Effect of Angle of Attack on Airfoil Pressures Calculator "...Relating Airfoil Geometry and Pressures Calculator..." Airfoil Geometry and Pressures Calculator "...Interactive Airfoil Analysis Calculator..." Wing analysis Program Calculator - Wing Analysis Calculator; Canard/Tail Trimmed Drag Calculator - Wing/Tail Analysis Calculator; etc. For more information see Applied Aerodynamics - A Digital Textbook; Educational Products; Desktop Aeronautics or the Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group AIRCRAFT DESIGN SOFTWARE AVL: AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS, TRIM CALCULATION, DYNAMIC STABILITY ANALYSIS, AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION DEVELOPMENT - Authors: M. Drela & H. Youngren, Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Aerodynamic Analysis Software. Examples of Aerodynamic Analysis Software include: Extended Vortex-Lattice Model "...Aerodynamic Components; Singularities; Discretization; Control Deflections; General Freestream Description; Aerodynamic outputs..." Trim Calculation; Mass Properties; Eigenmode Analysis; etc..." For more information see Mark Drela's Home Page; Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIRCRAFT DESIGN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Basic Aircraft Design Calculators, Applets, Simulations, etc. BASIC AIRCRAFT DESIGN CALCULATORS - D.S. Eberhardt, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington Basic Aircraft Design Calculators include: Design Tools "...Weight Estimator Calculator; Wing Area Calculator; Drag Coefficient Estimator Calculator..." Lift Tools "...Downwash Calculator; Lift Coefficient Calculator; Lift Slope Calculator..." For more information see AA 101 - Air & Space Vehicles or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Some examples of Basic Aircraft Design Calculators include Preliminary Design Weight Estimation Calculator Preliminary Design Weight Estimation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Range; Speed; Number of Passengers; Number of Crew; Pounds of Cargo; Airline Type (Large Transport; Commuter; Trainer; General Aviation; etc.); Propulsion Type..." Lift Coefficient Calculator Lift Coefficient Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Aircraft Weight; Cruise Altitude; Cruise Speed; etc..." Aircraft Design Videos F-15B SBRDC/ECANS - Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Multimedia F-15B SBRDC/ECANS Aircraft Design Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Graphics & Videos/Movies). For more information see Dryden Aircraft Photo Collection; Dryden Gallery or Dryden Flight Research Center GLOBAL HAWK - Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Multimedia Unmanned Aircraft "Global Hawk" Aircraft Design Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Graphics & Videos/Movies). For more information see Dryden Aircraft Photo Collection; Dryden Gallery or Dryden Flight Research Center X-43A HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT (HYPER-X - SCRAMJET) - Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Multimedia X-43A Hypersonic Aircraft Design Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Graphics & Videos/Movies). For more information see Dryden Aircraft Photo Collection; Dryden Gallery or Dryden Flight Research Center AIRCRAFT DESIGN COSTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ADVANCED MISSIONS COST CALCULATOR - Cost Estimating and Assessment Office, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA, Houston, Texas VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Advanced Missions Cost Model (AMCM) "...provides a useful method for quick turnaround, rough-order-of-magnitude estimating..." Advanced Missions Cost Calculator includes: Spacecraft "...Planetary Lander; Planetary; Manned Reentry; Communication, Weather; Physics & Astronomy; Earth Observation; Lunar Rover; etc..." Space Transport "...Unmanned Reentry; Launch Vehicle Stage; Upper Stage; Liquid Rocket Engine - Lox/Lh; Liquid Rocket Engine - Lox/RP-1; Payload Fairing; Centaur Fairing; etc..." Aircraft "...Attack; Bomber; Fighter; Fw-Transport; Patrol, Recon; Rotary Attack; Rotary Transport/Utility; Trainer; Commercial; etc..." Missile "...Air-Air; Air-Orbit; Air-Surface; Anti-Tank; ICBM; Surface-Air; Ship-Air; Surf-Surf Land Mobile; Surf-Surf Other; ICBM (Sub Launced); Rocket..." Ship "...Aircraft Carrier; Amphib Assault; Cruiser; Destroyer; Submarine; etc..." Land Vehicle "...Artillery; Automobile; Tank; Truck; APC; etc..." Examples of related Mission Cost Model Calculators include: "...Advanced Missions Cost Model Calculator; Aircraft Turbine Engine Cost Model Calculator; Airframe Cost Model Calculator; COCOMO Software Cost Model Calculator; Cost Estimating Guidelines; Cost Spreading Calculator; DSN Cost Estimating Cost Model Calculator; Mission Operations Cost Model Calculator; Space Operations Cost Model Calculator; etc..." For more information see Online Cost Models or the Cost Estimating and Assessment Office Some examples of related Mission Cost Model Calculators include: Aircraft Turbine Engine Cost Calculator Aircraft Turbine Engine Cost Calculator "...uses equations for estimating development and production costs and time of arrival for U.S. military turbojet and turbofan engines..." Aircraft Turbine Engine Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Maximum Rated Thrust; Maximum Mach Number; Engine Dry Weight; Specific Fuel Consumption; Military Thrust; Sea-Level Static; etc..." Airframe Cost Calculator Airframe Cost Calculator "...was derived from a database consisting of 13 military aircraft with first flight dates ranging from 1960 to 1978: A-6, A-7, A-10, C-5, C-141, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-111, S-3A, and T-39. Empty weights for the sample aircraft range from under 10,000 lb. to over 300,000 lb., while speeds range from 400 kn. to over 1,300 kn..." Airframe Cost Calculator INPUT Values include "...Aircraft Type; Aircraft Empty Weight; Maximum Speed; etc..."

Airfoil, Flaps & Wing Analysis & Design AIRFOIL DATABASES, AIRFOIL CALCULATORS, AIRFOIL APPLETS, AIRFOIL SIMULATIONS, ETC. ARIFOIL DESIGN COURSES, LECTURES, TEACHING MODULES, ETC. ARIFOIL ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, ARIFOIL ANALYSIS SIMULATIONS, ETC. UIUC AIRFOIL DATA - Michael Selig, UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois Multimedia UIUC Airfoil Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of UIUC Airfoil Databases include Airfoil Coordinates Database "...Over 1550 Airfoils Listed - The airfoils included in this database cover a wide range of applications, from low Reynolds number airfoils for UAVs and model aircraft to jet transports..." UIUC Low-Speed Airfoil Tests Database; etc. For more information see the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group or the Department of Aerospace Engineering THE EVOLUTION OF THE AEROFOIL (SHOCKWAVE) - S.Foster and B.Whalley, Knowledge Media Institute [KMI], Open University, U.K. VERY EXTENSIVE. Evolution of the Aerofoil "...The Wright Brothers followed Cayley and Lilienthal in realizing that if they were to fly they would have to carry out controlled scientific experiments to design the lifting surfaces..." AIRFOIL CALCULATORS - Kevin D. Jones, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Kevin's Online Tools - Airfoil Calculators include Panel Code Version 2 Calculator "...This utility can be used to pridict the low-speed flow about NACA 4/5-digit airfoils as well as the additional 1550 airfoils contained in the UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database..." Transonic Small Disturbance Solver Calculator "...predicts the transonic flowfield about thin airfoils or through slightly convergent/divergent nozzles by solving the non-linear, transonic small disturbance potential-flow equation..." For more information see Kevin D. Jones' Home Page or the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics AIRFOIL APPLET: HESS-SMITH PANEL METHOD - M. van Rooij & H. Higuchi, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University Airfoil Calculator (Hess-Smith Panel Method) INPUT Values include: "...Lift Coefficient; Drag Coefficient; Moment Coefficient..." For more information see Fluid Flow; Hiroshi Higuchi's Home Page or the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering FOILSIM II (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY EXTENSIVE. FoilSim II allows you to "...investigate how an aircraft wing produces lift by changing the values of different factors that affect lift..." Airfoil Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Ideal Flow or Stall Model; Units (Imperial or Metric); Flight Test, Shape, Angle; Speed; Altitude; Pressure; Temperature; Density; etc..." For more information see Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics; Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center FOILSIMU (JAVA APPLET) - Glenn Research Center, NASA VERY EXTENSIVE. FoilSimU "...includes all of the options of the original version plus some additional input and output panels. These panels are made available so that you can study the details of the conformal mapping used in the Kutta-Joukowski analysis. In the analysis, flow around a cylinder is mapped into flow around an airfoil..." Airfoil Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Ideal Flow or Stall Model; Units (Imperial or Metric); Flight Test, Shape, Angle; Speed; Altitude; Pressure; Temperature; Density; etc..." For more information see Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics; Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center NACA 4 & 5 DIGITS SERIES: GENERATE AIRFOILS ONLINE - J. Trapp & R. Zores, Germany VERY EXTENSIVE. Airfoil Calculator (NACA 4 Digit Series) INPUT Values include: "...Maximum Camber; Maximum Camber Position; Thickness; Number Points; Point Distribution; Point Size; etc..." For more information see Jens Trapp's Aerodynamics Page or Jens Trapp's Home Page VORTEX PANEL METHOD - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY EXTENSIVE. The Vortex Panel Method Calculator "...is a computational tool for students studying the aerodynamics of airfoil sections. The vortex-panel method is a method for computing ideal flows - flows in which the effects of compressibility..." For more information see Engineering Applets; Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics or W.J. Devenport's Home Page AIRFOIL SOFTWARE XFOIL: SUBSONIC AIRFOIL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - Authors: M. Drela & H. Youngren, Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. XFoil: Subsonic Airfoil Development System Calculator is "...an interactive program for the design and analysis of subsonic isolated airfoils. It consists of a collection of menu-driven routines which perform various useful functions such as: Viscous (or inviscid) analysis of an existing airfoil; Airfoil design and redesign by interactive modification of surface speed distributions; Airfoil redesign by interactive modification of geometric parameters; Blending of airfoils; etc..." For more information see Mark Drela's Home Page; Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIRPLANE WING CALCULATORS, WING APPLETS, WING SIMULATIONS, WING VIDEOS, ETC. AIRPLANE WING ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC. AIRPLANE WING LIFT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC. Wing Analysis Calculators & Applets SUPERSONIC WING (JAVA APPLET) - E. Kudriavitski VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Supersonic Wing Calculator "...explores quasi two-dimensional calculation of the supersonic flow over a wedge-shaped infinity-span wing..." Supersonic Wing Calculator (Wing Analysis Applet) INPUT Values include: Data Type (Flight, Blow); Angle Unit (Radian, Degree); Operating Ambient "...Mach Number; Specific Heat Ratio; Static Pressure; Angle of Attack..." Airloil Geometry "...Double Wedge; Chord; Angle; Relative Length; etc..." For more information see Evgeni Kudriavitski's Home Page WING ANALYSIS TOOL: PLANFORM-ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLET) - G. Ciurpita VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wing Analysis Calculator "...The tool has evolved into a tool that determines the spanwise airspeed and Reynolds Numbers in banked flight to one that uses these calculations to interpolate spanwise Cd and drag values from the UIUC airfoils database..." Wing Analysis Calculator includes: "...Analysis of Multisection Wings, Providing: Mean Aerodynamic Chord calculation; Shear and Bending-monen calculation; Lift Distribution (i.e. Lift-Roll); Lift/Drag Specific to an Airfoil (UIUC database)..." Wing Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: Structure "...Draw; MAC; Shear; Bend; Panels..." Lift-Distribution "...Alpha; Lift; Cl; Cd; Cl & Cd; Drag; Reynolds; etc..." Airfoils "...Polars; L/D; Polars L/D..." For more information see Articles or the Central Jersey Radio Control Club WING ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLET) - Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wing Analysis Calculator "...computes the lift and Cl distribution over a wing with sweep and twist..." For more information see Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Wing Area Calculators & Applets WING AREA CALCULATOR - D.S. Eberhardt, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington Wing Area Calculator INPUT Values include: Trailing Edge Devices "...Hinged Flaps, Slotted Flaps, Double Slotted Flaps, No Flaps..." Leading Edge Device "...Leading Edge Slats, No Leading Edge Devices..." Aircraft Weight; Airport Altitude; Landing Speed; etc. For more information see Tools; AA 101 - Air & Space Vehicles or the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIRCRAFT FLAPS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS AIRCRAFT MANEUVERALBILITY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS AIRCRAFT MANEUVERALBILITY: FLAPS - eSMART, Department of Mechanical Engineering & the Department of Computer Science, Univerisity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Movies & Calculators are available at bottom of Page. Aircraft Maneuverability "...depends heavily on the movement of flaps found at the rear or trailing edge of the wings. The efficiency and reliability of operating these flaps is of critical importance..." For more information see Shape Memory Alloys or Educational Software for Micromachines And Related Technologies (eSMART)

Composites & Materials

Composites & Materials Databases & Courses Composite Materials Tools Laminate Theory, Fibre Reinforced Composites, Rigorous Bonds for Composites, Structural Mechanics Diffraction ~ Composite Materials Process Simulations & Analysis

Composites & Structures Databases, Courses, Calculators, etc. COMPOSITES & MATERIALS DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. FOR MORE MATERIALS ENGINEERING DATABASES, COURSES, ETC. SEE THE MATERIALS ENGINEERING MATERIALS & PROCESSES TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (MAPTIS) DATABASES - Materials, Processes, and Manufacturing Department, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Multimedia Aerospace Materials Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Materials and Processes Technical Information System "...provide a single-point source for materials properties for NASA and NASA associated contractors and organizations. The MAPTIS-II system contains physical, mechanical and environmental properties for metallic and non-metallic materials..." Materials and Processes Technical Information System includes Materials Selection Database; Lapshear Database; Thermophysical Properties; Shuttle Propulsion Thermal Protection System Database; Materials Combustion Research Facility Database; Aerospace Materials Database; Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook; Chemical Compatibility Database; etc. For more information see the Materials, Processes, and Manufacturing Department; Marshall Space Flight Center or NASA TPSX: THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS EXPERT AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES DATABASE - Thermal Protection Materials & Systems Branch, Ames Research Center, NASA Multimedia Thermal Materials Properties Database - Aerospace Materias (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Registration Required. TPSX "...offers data on over 1500 materials, compiled by various NASA Centers and industry sources. Most of the materials are designed for aerospace applications..." Examples of TPSX Databses include: AMES TPS Materials Database "...Ablative Materials; Adhesives; Carbon Based Reusable Cermaic Composites; Flexible Blankets; Metals; Nano-Materials; Rigid Tiles; Structural Orgainc Composites; Ultra-high Temperature Ceramics; etc..." JSC PATHFINDER Materials Database "...Adhesives; Carbon Ablators; Carbon-Based Reusables; Carbon-Phenolics; Coatings; Inorganics-Silicone Binders; Nylon-Phenolics; Organics-Silicone Binders, Phenolic-nylons; Phenolic-Phenolics; Polyamides; Polybenzimidazoles; Silica Phenolic; Silica-Silicones; Silica-Teflon; etc.." K&K ASSOCIATES Materials Database "...Aluminum, Barium, Beryllium & Boron Compounds; Brass; Brick; Bronze; Cellulose; Cermaics; Chrome; Calcium, Cerium, chromium & Cobalt Compounds; etc..." For more information see the Thermal Protection Materials & Systems Branch MATERIALS ALGORITHMS PROJECT - T. Sourmail & M. Peet, Materials Algorithms Project (MAP), Phase Transformations & Complex Properties Research Group, University of Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia Materials Teaching Modules, Calculators, etc. (Text, Images & Videos/Movies) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Materials Teaching Modules & Movies Subject Categories include: "...Superalloys; Titanium; Bainite; Martensite; Cast Iron; Allotriomorphic ferrite; Stainless Steels; etc..." Materials Modelling Calculations: Map-Online "...you can make predictions for the mechanical properties of a variety of alloys, by entering their composition and heat-treatment details. This includes online calculations of yield strength for ferritic and austenitic steels, nickel base superalloys, weld metal, etc. Other properties include creep strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation, toughness..." For more information see the Materials Algorithms Project (MAP) or the Phase Transformations & Complex Properties Research Group STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS - Materials Science & Engineering Laboratories, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia NIST Standard Reference Materials Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NIST Standard Reference Materials Database "...supplies industry, academia, government, and other users with over 1300 reference materials of the highest quality and metrological value..." NIST Standard Reference Materials Database includes: "...SRMs, Certificates, and Material Safety Data Sheets..." For more information see the Materials Science & Engineering Laboratories; NIST Online Databases; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mechanics in Solids Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Calculators, etc. ADVANCED MECHANICS IN SOLIDS - Author: A.F. Bower, Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Division of Engineering, Brown University Multimedia Advanced Mechanics in Solids Lecture Notes (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Advanced Mechanics in Solids is "...intended for advanced undergraduate or graduate students, as well as practicing engineers and scientists..." Advanced Mechanics in Solids "...summarizes the physical laws, mathematical methods, and computer algorithms that are used to predict the response of materials and structures to mechanical or thermal loading..." Examples of "Advanced Mechanics in Solids" Chapters include "...Objectives and Applications of Solid Mechanics; Governing Equations; Constitutive Equations: Relations between Stress and Strain; Analytical Techniques and Solutions for Linear Elastic Solids; Analytical Techniques and Solutions for Plastic Solids; Introduction to Finite Element Analysis in Solid Mechanics; etc..." For more information see Lectures; EN175: Advanced Mechanics of Solids Home Page; Allan F. Bower's Home Page; Courses or the Division of Engineering Fractography & Fracture Mechanics Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Calculators, etc. FRACTOGRAPHY OF CERAMICIS AND GLASSES (2007) - Author: G.D. Quinn, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses - PDF, 537 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses "...The goal of this Guide is to make fratographic analysis of brittle materials less an art and more an engineering practice for scientists and engineers. This Guide emphasizes practical approaches for problem solving and failure analyses..." "...This Guide includes a wealth of illustrations to aid fractographers in pattern recognition..." Examples of Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses Chapters & Subchapters include Chapter 3: Tools and Equipment "...Low Power Optical Examination and Component Fracture Documentation; Stereomicroscope; Compound Optical Microscope; Scanning Electron Microscope; Atomic Force Microscope (AFM); etc..." Chapter 4: "...General Examination and Fracture Patterns; Specimen Reconstruction; Crack Branching Angles; Fragmentation Patterns; Tension strength; Biaxial flexural strength; Component Fracture Patterns; Characteristics of Some Common Fracture Modes; Chapter 5: Fracture Surface Examination Chapter 6: Origins of Fracture; Chapter 7: Quantitative Analysis; etc..." For more information see NIST Recommended Practice Guides: The "How To Measure" Book Series or the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory FRACTURE MECHANICS - M.N. James, Structural Integrity Research Group, School of Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth, U.K. Multimedia Fracture Mechanics Course (Text, Images, Calculators & Applets). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fracture Mechanics "...is the field of solid mechanics that deals with the behaviour of cracked bodies subjected to stresses and strains. These can arise from primary applied loads or secondary self-equilibrating stress fields (e.g. residual stresses)...." For more information see M. Neil James' Home Page or the School of Engineering Examples of Fracture Mechanics Chapters include Fracture Mechanics Fracture Mechanics includes: Griffith Equation; Stress Intensity Factor and Fracture Toughness Testing; Fatigue Life Prediction; Stress Corrosion Cracking; Theory "...Energetics of Fracture; Crack Tip Stresses and the Origin of K; Fracture Toughness Testing; Crack Tip Plasticity; Leak-Before-Break; Triangle of Integrity; etc..." Fracture Analysis Fracture Analysis includes: "...Wire Rope Failure; Undercarriage Leg Failure; Aircraft Towbar Failure; Hail Damage; Insulator Caps; Fractography: Fatigue - Macrofeatures; Fracture - Macrofeatures; Fracture - Microfeatures (Cleavage, MVC); Fracture - Microfeatures (IG); etc..." Failure as a Design Criterion Failure as a Design Criterion includes: "...Structural Failures; Human System Interaction Failures; Failure of Design Management..."

COMPOSITE MATERIAL TOOLS: CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Fibre Reinforced Composites Calculators & Applets FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES (JAVA APPLET) - A. Chateauminois, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, France VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & French/Français. Fibre Reinforced Composites Applet stimulates "...such stress transfer mechanisms in simplified mode lconfigurations and to show their effects upon the macroscopic stress/strain behaviour of the material..." Fibre Reinforced Composites Calculator INPUT Values include: Select a Fiber/Matrix Combination "...Polymer Matrix: Glass/Epoxy, Carbon/Epoxy or Boron/Epoxy; Metal Matrix: SIC/Al, SiC/Ti or W/Cu; Cermaic Matirx: SiC(Nicalo)SiC)..." Select a Stress Transfert Model "...Shear Lag; Slip/Plasticity; Mixed Model;..." For more information see Fiber Reinforced Composites Home Page; Micro-Indentation Testing of Polymer Matrix Composites or Antoine Chateauminois' Home Page MATERIAUX COMPOSITES A RENFORT FIBREUX (JAVA APPLET) - A. Chateauminois, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, France VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & French/Français. Materiaux Composites a Renfort Fibreux "...simulates the micro-indentation test according to the shear-lag model.The user has to select a fibre of diameter 2r with a characteristic interface debonding stress td and the stiffness k of the system..." For more information see Materiaux Composites Home Page or Antoine Chateauminois' Home Page Rigorous Bonds for Composites Calculators & Applets RIGOROUS BOUNDS FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY OF A COMPOSITE OF TWO DIELECTRICS - - B. Michel, Scientific Consulting, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Rigorous Bounds for the Effective Permittivity of a Composite of Two Isotropic Dielectrics "...Consider a particulate composite consisting of two isotropic dielectric media with complex relative permittivities eps_a and eps_b, respectively. Under certain conditions the composite can be homogenized, i.e., replaced by a homogeneous..." Rigorous Bounds for the Effective Permittivity of a Composite of Two Isotropic Dielectrics Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Enter the complex relative permittivities eps_a and eps_b of material a and b, respectively. The imaginary parts of the permittivities must be non-negative...Enter the filling factor f_b of medium b..." For more information see Optics Online or Bernhard Michel - Light scattering, Analysis of Optical Systems

DIFFRACTION CALCULATORS & APPLETS AN INTERACTIVE COURSE ON SYMMETRY AND ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURE BY DIFFRACTION (JAVA APPLETS) - W. Hardaker & G. Chapuis, Laboratoire de Cristallographie, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Multimedia Crystal Structure by Diffraction Course (Text, Images & Applets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Laboratoire de Cristallographie Some examples from over "7" Crystal Structure by Diffraction Calculators include Fourier Transform Fourier Transform Calculator "...calculates the Fourier transform of a two dimensional density function rho(x) yielding the complex magnitude G(S). The applet is also able to calculate the inverse Fourier transform of G(S)..." Fourier Transform Calculator INPUT Values include: Cell Parameters "...Periodicity; a; b; Alpha..." Mask "...Circular or Rectangular; Width; Height; Angle..." Draw (Size); Transform; etc..." ReciprOgraph Calculator (Java3D) ReciprOgraph Calculator "...calculates the intensities of any substance diffracted by x-rays. The structure to be studied can be selected from the ICSD (Inorganic Crystal Structure Database) or can be read from a CIF file..." DiffractOgraph (Java3D) DiffractOgraph Applet "...simulates any type of diffraction pattern based on the Ewald sphere and the reciprocal lattice..." "...Once the lattice constants of the diffracting crystal and the number of possible reciprocal vectors are selected, the applet, can simulate various diffraction patterns..." Escher Web Sketch Escher Web Sketch Calculator "...allows you to draw repeating patterns. You can select the symmetry of the patterns by clicking on one of the icons in the bar above the drawing area..." DIFFRACTION - Materials Teaching Educational Resources (MATTER) Project, Material Science & Engineering, Department of Engineering, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U.K. Multimedia Introduction to Diffraction Course (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Diffraction Course Chapters & Subchapters include: Introduction to Diffraction Geometry of Diffraction "...Superposition of Waves; Braggs Law; Planes in Crystals; The Reciprocal Lattice; 2-D Reciprocal Lattices; Plane Reciprocal Lattice; Lattice Vectors; Reciprocal Vector, g; Streaking Reciprocal Lattice Points; etc..." Intensity of Diffraction "...Structure Factor; Structure Factor: BCC; Structure Compound..." X-ray Diffraction "...X-ray Methods; Rotating Crystal Method; The Laue Method; The Powder Method; etc..." Electron Diffraction "...Electron Diffraction and the Reciprocal Lattice; Ratio Technique; Kikuchi Lines; etc...." For more information see the MATTER Project INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL ABOUT DIFFRACTION - Th. Proffen & R.B. Neder, Crystallography Group, Crystallography and Structural Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany Multimedia Diffraction Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Applets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Diffration "...a pictorial guide to crystal structures and their Fourier transforms useful for teaching diffraction physics..." Examples of Diffraction Teaching Modules include "...Basic Examples; Reciprocal Space; Convolution Theorem; Modification of a Structure; The Crystallographic Phase Problem; Solving a Simple Structure; Anomalous Scattering; Powder Diffraction; Diffuse Scattering & Defect Structures; Direct Methods; etc..." For more information see the Crystallography and Structural Physics or the University of Erlangen Some examples from over "20" Diffraction Calculators & Applets include 1D Crystal Builder Calculator 1D Crystal Builder Applet "...allows you to create a row of n electrons or Si and Pb atoms parallel to the x-axis..." Polygon of Atoms Calculator Polygon of Atoms Calculator "...allows the creation of a polygon of atoms and the calculation of the corresponding Fourier transform..." Ewald Sphere Applet Ewald Sphere Applet "...illustrates the different 'scans' in reciprocal space and allows you to see the path a THETA-scan and a H-scan follows..." Bragg's Law Applet Bragg's Law Applet "...imulates the interference between two waves scattered by atoms located on two parallel layers..." HK Plane Simulator Calculator HK Plane Simulator Calculator "...draws different hkl planes into a crystal structure and to compare these to the corresponding Bragg reflection..." COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROCESS SIMULATIONS & ANALYSIS PROCESS SIMULATIONS - Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware Multimedia Composite Materials Process Simulations (Text, Images & Calculators). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Composite Design Software; Technology or the Center for Composite Materials Some examples Composite Materials Process Simulations include Preform Properties Analysis (PPA) Preform Properties Analysis (PPA) Program "...This program has been developed to facilitate analysis and design of laminated preforms which consist of distinct layers of materials. In general, preforms may be constructed with any combination of continuous fiber, fiber mats, woven fabrics and cores. The program will provide effective laminate properties. Thermal as well as mechanical loadings are included in the point stress calculations..." Cure Cycle Design Cure Cycle Design "...is a process that converts a liquid resin into a solid by chemical reactions induced by heat (or radiation). This program simulates the distributions of temperature and degree of cure through out the thickness of a composite part for various mold-heating programs..." Composite Properties Analysis Composite Properties Analysis Program "...predicts the thermoelastic properties (Youngs moduli, Shear moduli, Poissons ratio and coefficients of thermal expansion) for a variety of polymeric composite materials..." COMPOSITE ADVENTURE GAME (SHOCKWAVE) - Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware Multimedia Interactive Composite Game (Text, Images & Simulation). Composite Adventure Game allows you "...to manufacture a composite part..." For more information see Process Simulation; Technology or the Center for Composite Materials

Control Systems CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. COMPUTER AIDED CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN - C.A. Woolsey, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Multimedia Computer Aided Control System Design Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Computer Aided Control System Design Course Lectures include "...Lecture 1: Introduction to Modern Control; Lecture 3: Linearization and Representations of LTI Systems; Lecture 8: Closed-loop Control (One Degree of Freedom); Lecture 12: Root Locus Examples; Lecture 15: Observability; Lecture 23: Proof of the LQR Theorem & Design Guidelines; etc..." For more information see Computer Aided Control System Design Course Home Page; Craig A. Woolsey's Home Page or the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering CONTROL AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS - Richard M. Murray, Control and Dynamical Systems, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology Multimedia Control and Dynamical Systems Courses, Lectures, etc. (Text, Images, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Control and Dynamical Systems or the Division of Engineering and Applied Science Some examples of Control & Dynmaical Systems Courses, Textbooks, etc. include Analysis and Design of Feedback Systems & Introduction to Control Theory Examples of Optimization-Based Control Chapters include "...Introduction to Feedback; Introduction to Control; System Modeling; Dynamic Behavior; Stability and Performance; Linear Systems; Transfer Functions; Loop Analysis; Loop Shaping; etc..." Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers Chapters include "...System Modeling; Dynamic Behavior; Linear Systems; Transfer Functions; Frequency Domain Analysis; PID Control; Frequency Domain Design; etc..." Optimization-Based Control Examples of Optimization-Based Control Chapters include "...Trajectory Generation and Tracking; Optimal Control; Receding Horizon Control; Stochastic Systems; Kalman Filtering; Sensor Fusion; etc..." NONLINEAR CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS - C.A. Woolsey, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech Multimedia Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems Course Lectures include "...Lecture 1: Introduction to Nonlinear Control; Lecture 3: Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions, Continuous Dependence on Parameters, & the Comparison Principle; Lecture 6: Lyapunov’s Indirect Method; Lecture 11: Introduction to Sliding Mode Control; Lectures 12: Sliding Mode Control Lecture & Adaptive Control Lecture; Lecture 17: Zero Dynamics and Input-to-State Stability; Lecture 23: Dissipative and Passive Systems; etc..." For more information see Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems Course Home Page; Craig A. Woolsey's Home Page or the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering CONTROL SYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS - SoftIntegration, Inc. VERY VERY VERY.....EXTENSIVE. Control System Design and Analysis Calculators "...can be used for modeling, design, and analysis of continuous-time or discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) control systems..." Control System Design and Analysis Major Categories with over "40" Calculators include: "...Time Domain Response Analysis Calculators; Frequency Domain Analysis Calculators; Analysis and Design in State-Space Calculators; Model Reduction and Dynamics Calculators; Root Locus Design Calculators; Model Conversion Calculators; System Conversion Calculators; System Interconnection Calculators..." For more information see Web Services; Plotting and Scientific Numerical Computing; Numerical Computing or SoftIntegration, Inc. Some examples of Control System Design and Analysis Major Categories with Calculators include Time-Domain Response Analysis Calculators "...The time-domain approach is a unified method for analyzing and designing systems modeled by either modern or classical approach..." Frequency-Domain Analysis Calculators "...The frequency response is the system's response to sinusoidal inputs. The output of a linear time-invariant system to a sinusoidal input is a sinusoid of the same frequency but with..." Analysis and Design in State-Space Calculators "...The state-space method is the modern approach for control system design and analysis. The controllability and observability are important structural properties of a control system..." CONTROL SYSTEMS TOOLS: CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS TOOLS - SpaceAge Control, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Control Systems Tools & Calculators are located at the bottom of page. For more information see SpaceAge Control, Inc. Some examples from over "10" Control Systems Calculators & Tools include Sinusoidal Motion Calculator Sinusoidal Motion Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Displacement (Peak-to-Peak); Velocity (Peak); Acceleration (Peak); Units; etc..." Thermal Effect Calculator Thermal Effect Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Displacement Cable Coefficient of Thermal Expansion; Displacement Cable Length; Position Transducer Range; Change in Temperature..." Potentiometer-Based Position Transducer Voltage Divider and Power Calculator Potentiometer-Based Position Transducer Voltage Divider and Power Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Transducer Displacement; Transducer Range; Power Supply Voltage; Potentiometer Power Rating; Potentiometer Resistance..."

Propulsion & Combustion PROPULSION COURSES, LECTURES, TEACHING MODULES, ETC. FOR BEGINNERS PROPULSION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS PROPULSION - Glenn Research Center, NASA Multimedia Propulsion Course, Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Applets, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Glenn Research Centers Propulsion Subject Categories include: "...Propulsion Systems; Speed Regimes; Science & Math Fundamentals; Static Gases, Thermodynamics; Thrust; Turbine Engines; Turbine Engine Analysis; Internal Combustion; Internal Combustion Parts; Ramjets & Scramjets; Rocket Engines; Component Analysis; etc..." For more information see Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics; Glenn Learning Technologies Project or the Glenn Research Center Some examples of Propulsion Calculators include Gas Turbine Core Engine Calculator Turbofan Engine Calculator ADVANCED COMBUSTION COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. APPLICATIONS OF COMBUSTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P.D. Ronney, USC Combustion Physics Laboratory, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California (USC) Multimedia Applications of Combustion Course (Text, Images & Spreadsheets). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Applications of Combustion Lectures include "...Advanced Fundamentals II: Ignition; Advanced Fundamentals III: Pollutant Formation; Microscale Combustion and Power Generation I, II & III; Turbulent Combustion I, II & III; Hypersonic Propulsion; etc..." Examples of Spreadsheets include "...Hypersonic Propulsion; Pulsed Detonation Engines; etc..." For more information see Paul D. Ronney's Home Page; USC Combustion Physics Laboratory; Combustion and Chemically Reacting Flows Research or the Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering ADVANCED PROPULSION COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. THERMODYNAMICS & PROPULSION - Z.S. Spakovszky, Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Thermodynamics & Propulsion Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Thermodynamics & Propulsion Course Lectures include "...Heat and Work Exchange in Two-Phase Systems; Rankine Cycles; Combined Cycles; Introcution to Propulsion - Integral Momentum Theorem; Propulsion System Performance; Ideal Ramjet; Ideal Turbojet Engine; Energy Exchange in Turbomachinery; Introduction to Compressor & Turbine Aerodynamics; Adiabatic Flame Temperature; Conductive Heat Transfer, Thermal Resistance Circuits; etc..." Examples of Thermodynamics Lectures include The First Law of Thermodynamics; The First Law Applied to Engineering Cycles; The Second Law of Thermodynamics; Entropy