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MECH ENG 7068 - Applied Aerodynamics

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours lectures/tutorials and 3 hours laboratories per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assumed Knowledge: MECH ENG 1007, at least 6 units of Level II Applied Mathematics courses and MECH ENG 2021; or equivalent
Assessment: Laboratory experiments, assignments, final exam
Syllabus:

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals and practical aspects of incompressible and compressible flows and the design and operation of flow systems, including pipe networks, automobiles and flight vehicles. The course content includes: flow of inviscid and viscous fluids; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and boundary layers; losses in pipe systems; lift and drag forces on moving bodies, aerofoil theory; incompressible-flow machines; fundamentals of compressible flow; 1-D compressible pipe flow; compressible flow nozzles; Rayleigh flow; Fanno flow; external compressible flow around bodies including transonic and supersonic vehicles; design considerations; experimental techniques.

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Units
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Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 11/08/2025 Wed 20/08/2025 Fri 19/09/2025 Fri 31/10/2025


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21114 LE01 90 42 1 Aug - 19 Sep Friday 1pm - 3pm Helen Mayo Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
10 Oct - 31 Oct Friday 1pm - 3pm Helen Mayo Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20218 PR12 8 3 26 Aug - 26 Aug Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
10 Sep - 10 Sep Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
7 Oct - 7 Oct Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
20219 PR13 8 8 1 Sep - 1 Sep Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
17 Sep - 17 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
13 Oct - 13 Oct Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21214 PR11 8 1 26 Aug - 26 Aug Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
10 Sep - 10 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
7 Oct - 7 Oct Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21215 PR10 8 8 25 Aug - 25 Aug Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
10 Sep - 10 Sep Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
8 Oct - 8 Oct Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21216 PR09 8 7 25 Aug - 25 Aug Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
10 Sep - 10 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
8 Oct - 8 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21217 PR08 8 8 19 Aug - 19 Aug Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
3 Sep - 3 Sep Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
16 Sep - 16 Sep Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21218 PR07 8 4 19 Aug - 19 Aug Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
3 Sep - 3 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
16 Sep - 16 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21219 PR06 8 6 18 Aug - 18 Aug Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
3 Sep - 3 Sep Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
15 Sep - 15 Sep Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21220 PR05 8 5 18 Aug - 18 Aug Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
3 Sep - 3 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
15 Sep - 15 Sep Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21221 PR04 8 6 12 Aug - 12 Aug Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
27 Aug - 27 Aug Wednesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
9 Sep - 9 Sep Tuesday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21222 PR03 8 FULL 12 Aug - 12 Aug Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
27 Aug - 27 Aug Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
9 Sep - 9 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21223 PR02 8 1 11 Aug - 11 Aug Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
27 Aug - 27 Aug Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
8 Sep - 8 Sep Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
21224 PR01 8 FULL 11 Aug - 11 Aug Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
27 Aug - 27 Aug Wednesday 9am - 10:30am Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
8 Sep - 8 Sep Monday 1pm - 2:30pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel
22718 PR14 8 7 1 Sep - 1 Sep Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, NLG7, Laboratory
17 Sep - 17 Sep Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S115a, Flexible Lab
13 Oct - 13 Oct Monday 2:30pm - 4pm Engineering Sth, S213, KC Wind Tunnel