Explanation and discovery in aerodynamics

McCabe, Gordon (2005) Explanation and discovery in aerodynamics.

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and clarify the explanations commonly cited for the aerodynamic lift generated by a wing, and to then analyse, as a case study of engineering discovery, the aerodynamic revolutions which have taken place within Formula 1 in the past 40 years. The paper begins with an introduction that provides a succinct summary of the mathematics of fluid mechanics.

Keywords:aerodynamics explantion discovery
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics: Classical Physics
Specific Sciences: Mathematics
Specific Sciences: Physics
ID Code:2573
Deposited By:McCabe, Gordon
Deposited On:23 December 2005