Aerodynamics

Aerodynamics (from Ancient Greek (aḗr)'air' and (dunamikḗ)'dynamics') is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing. Since then, the use of aerodynamics through mathematical analysis, empirical approximations, wind tunnel experimentation, and computer simulations has formed a rational basis for the development of heavier-than-air flight and a number of other technologies. Recent work in aerodynamics has focused on issues related to compressible flow, turbulence, and boundary layers. Computational aerodynamics is an interdisciplinary field and a specialization of computational fluid dynamics that develops algorithms to solve problems related to aerodynamics.