Boundary Layer Theory MAE 455 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. R. T. Nagel Off: 3223 Br.
2,. Tentative Syllabus
| Chapter | MAE 455 Boundary Layer Theory Topic | Number of classes |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Viscous flows | 2 | |
| 2 | Integral Equations and Laminar flow | |
| Empirical solutions | 2 | |
| NumericalApproximations | 3 | |
| Starting length | 2 | |
| 3 | Equations of Motion | 2 |
| 4 | Laminar Incompressible BL | |
| Falkner - Skan Solutions | 3 | |
| Review Sept 21 | 1 | |
| QUIZ 1 (Sept 23 Tentative ) | 1 | |
| F-S with Variable Pressure Gradient | 3 | |
| Numerical Solutions | 2 | |
| 5 | Laminar Compressible | |
| Reference Temperature | 1 | |
| Prandtl Number = 1 | 1 | |
| Exact Solutions | 1 | |
| 6 | Transition to Turbulence | |
| Stability Concepts | 2 | |
| e - method | 1 | |
| Roughness & dp/dx | 1 | |
| 7 | Wall bounded Incomp. Turbulence | |
| Flat Plate | 1 | |
| Composite Nature of Turb. BL | 2 | |
| Empirical laws | 1 | |
| Roughness & dp/dx | 1 | |
| Impirical Data | 1 | |
| Review Nov 9 | 1 | |
| QUIZ 2 (Nov. 11 Tentative ) | 1 | |
| Moses Method for Turbulent flow | 2 | |
| 8 | Internal Flows: | |
| Laminar | 2 | |
| Turbulent | 2 | |
| Review | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 44 |