Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed?
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Bejan, A; Charles, JD; Lorente, S; Dowell, EH
Published in: AIAA Journal
January 1, 2016
The constructal theory of flight accounts not only for speed, body size, and medium density r but also for physical parameters that are an integral part of the derivation of these equations in their original sources. One parameter is the Reynolds number, which is assumed to be greater than 102-103, such that the drag coefficient is of order one and relatively insensitive to the Reynolds number. Another assumption is that all speeds are subsonic, which is why the Mach number does not appear in these equations. For aircraft, the speed predicted by constructal theory in 2000 is the cruising speed. Airplanes do not evolve by themselves: they evolve as a couple, with the humans who design them and use them.
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AIAA Journal
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ISSN
0001-1452
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
Volume
54
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1116 / 1119
Related Subject Headings
- Aerospace & Aeronautics
- 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
- 4001 Aerospace engineering
- 0913 Mechanical Engineering
- 0905 Civil Engineering
- 0901 Aerospace Engineering
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Bejan, A., Charles, J. D., Lorente, S., & Dowell, E. H. (2016). Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed? AIAA Journal, 54(3), 1116–1119. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J054481
Bejan, A., J. D. Charles, S. Lorente, and E. H. Dowell. “Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed?” AIAA Journal 54, no. 3 (January 1, 2016): 1116–19. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J054481.
Bejan A, Charles JD, Lorente S, Dowell EH. Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed? AIAA Journal. 2016 Jan 1;54(3):1116–9.
Bejan, A., et al. “Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed?” AIAA Journal, vol. 54, no. 3, Jan. 2016, pp. 1116–19. Scopus, doi:10.2514/1.J054481.
Bejan A, Charles JD, Lorente S, Dowell EH. Evolution of airplanes, and what price speed? AIAA Journal. 2016 Jan 1;54(3):1116–1119.
Published In
AIAA Journal
DOI
ISSN
0001-1452
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
Volume
54
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1116 / 1119
Related Subject Headings
- Aerospace & Aeronautics
- 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
- 4001 Aerospace engineering
- 0913 Mechanical Engineering
- 0905 Civil Engineering
- 0901 Aerospace Engineering