{"product_id":"understanding-aerodynamics-doug-mclean-9781119967514","title":"Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eMuch-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding of aerodynamics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the author's decades of industrial experience with Boeing, this book helps students and practicing engineers to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics. Relying on clear physical arguments and examples, Mclean provides a much-needed, fresh approach to this sometimes contentious subject without shying away from addressing \"real\" aerodynamic situations as opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used for mathematical convenience. Motivated by the belief that engineering practice is enhanced in the long run by a robust understanding of the basics as well as real cause-and-effect relationships that lie behind the theory, he provides intuitive physical interpretations and explanations, debunking commonly-held misconceptions and misinterpretations, and building upon the contrasts provided by wrong explanations to strengthen understanding of the right ones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a refreshing view of aerodynamics that is based on the author's decades of industrial experience yet is always tied to basic fundamentals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides intuitive physical interpretations and explanations, debunking commonly-held misconceptions and misinterpretations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights to some familiar topics, for example, what the Biot-Savart law really means and why it causes so much confusion, what \"Reynolds number\" and \"incompressible flow\" really mean, and a real physical explanation for how an airfoil produces lift.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses \"real\" aerodynamic situations as opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used for mathematical convenience, and omits mathematical details whenever the physical understanding can be conveyed without them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug McLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119967511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119967514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013","brand":"Doug McLean","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947791352063,"sku":"9781119967514","price":127.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5800f442-5aee-4c44-836a-499d7a17dc65.jpg?v=1681520821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-aerodynamics-doug-mclean-9781119967514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}