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• Aerodynamics
• Aircraft Noise
• Composites
• Dynamics
• Fatigue - Endurance Data
• Fatigue - Fracture Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics, Internal Flow (Aerospace)
• Fluid Mechanics, Internal Flow
• Heat Transfer
• Mechanisms
• Performance
• Physical Data, Chemical Engineering
• Stress and Strength
• Structures
• Transonic Aerodynamics
• Tribology
• Vibration and Acoustic Fatigue
• Wind Engineering

Aerodynamics

• Organisational Documents
• Properties of Gases
• Isentropic Flow and Shock Waves
• Properties of the Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Turbulence
• Wind Speeds
• Aerofoils and Wings - General
• Aerofoils at Subcritical Speeds - Pressure Distribution, Lift, Pitching Moment, Aerodynamic Centre
• Aerofoils at Subcritical Speeds - Drag
• Aerofoils at Supersonic Speeds - Pressure Distribution, Lift, Pitching Moment, Drag
• Critical Mach Number and Pressure Coefficient
• Flat Plates - Boundary Layers, Skin Friction and Surface Roughness
• Wings - Lift, Pitching Moment, Aerodynamic Centre, Spanwise Loading
• Wings - Drag
• Bodies - General
• Bodies - Drag
• Bodies - Pressure Distribution, Normal Force, Pitching Moment, Centre of Pressure
• Wing-Body Combinations - Lift, Normal Force, Pitching Moment, Aerodynamic Centre, Upwash
• Wing-Body Cominations - Drag
• Controls - Lift, Pitching Moment, Rolling Moment, Drag
• Controls - Hinge Moment
• Flaps - General
• Flaps - Lift - Aerofoils
• Flaps - Lift - Wings
• Flaps - Lift Curve
• Flaps - Pitching Moment
• Flaps - Drag
• Excrescence Drag
• Cavity Drag
• Undercarriage Drag
• Canopy Drag
• Cavity Aerodynamics and Aero-Acoustics
• Internal Flow Systems - General
• Internal Flow Systems - Ducts
• Internal Flow Systems - Nacelles, Intakes and Nozzles
• Powerplant/Airframe Interactions - Propeller Powered Aircraft
• Powerplant/Airframe Interactions - Jet Powered Aircraft
• Stability of Aircraft - General
• Stability of Aircraft - Longitudinal Stability - Ground Effect, Downwash, Tandem Lifting Surfaces, Tailplane
• Stability of Aircraft - Longitudinal Stability - Derivatives due to Rate of Pitch
• Stability of Aircraft - Pitch-Break Characteristics
• Stability of Aircraft - Lateral Stability - Derivatives due to Sideslip
• Stability of Aircraft - Lateral Stability - Derivatives due to Rate of Roll
• Stability of Aircraft - Lateral Stability - Derivatives due to Rate of Yaw
• Unsteady Aerodynamics
• Parachute Aerodynamics
• Bluff Bodies and Structures - Mean Forces
• Bluff Bodies and Structures - Fluctuating Forces and Response
• Aerodynamic Heating and Heat Transfer
• Wind-Tunnel Corrections

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Aircraft Noise

• Organizational Documents
• General
• Noise Reduction
• Noise Estimation - Gas Turbine Engine Noise Sources
• Noise Estimation - Near-Field Jet
• Noise Estimation - Far-Field Jet
• Noise Estimation - Jet Static-To-Flight Correction
• Noise Estimation - Miscellaneous Sources
• Noise Estimation - Propeller Sources
• Sound Propagation - Atmospheric Attenuation
• Sound Propagation - Lateral Attenuation and Overground Sound Propagation
• Sound Propagation - Ground Reflection, Wind/Temperature Effects
• Noise Shielding
• Internal Noise

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Composites

• Organisational Documents
• Laminated Composites
• Buckling of Balanced Laminated Composites
• Buckling of Unbalanced Laminated Plates
• Sandwich Panels with Composite Face Plates
• Composite Plates under Pressure
• Failure Criteria
• Bonded Joints
• Damping and Response to Acoustic Loading
• Natural Modes of Vibration

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Dynamics

• Organisational Documents
• Aircraft Equations of Motion
• Aircraft Lateral Motion
• Aircraft Handling Qualities
• Aircraft Response
• Aircraft Loading
• Aeroelasticity
• Design of Linear Systems
• Response of First- and Second-order Systems
• Mathematical Techniques
• Design of Nonlinear Systems
• Servomechanisms
• Sampled-data Systems
• Parameter Estimation

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Fatigue - Endurance Data

• Organisational Documents
• Endurance Data - General
• Aluminium Alloys - Endurance Data
• Titanium Alloys - Endurance Data
• Steels - Endurance Data
• Statistical Methods
• Endurance Estimates - Constant or Variable Amplitude Loading
• Life Estimation of Structures
• Stress Concentrations
• Screw Threads
• Structural Joints
• Lugs

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Fatigue - Fracture Mechanics

• Organisational Documents
• Fracture Mechanics Data - General
• Aluminium Alloys - Crack Propagation
• Steels - Crack Propagation
• Titanium Alloys - Crack Propagation
• Stress Intensity Factors
• Crack Resistance Curves - Aluminium, Aluminium-Lithium and Titanium Alloys and Steels

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Fluid Mechanics, Internal Flow (Aerospace)

• Organisational Documents
• General
• Compressible Flow Relationships
• Straight Pipes
• Bends, Branches and Junctions
• Duct Fittings and Equipment
• Ejectors and Jet Pumps
• Duct Expansions
• Duct Contractions
• Rotating Machinery
• CFD Guides

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Fluid Mechanics, Internal Flow

• Organisational Documents
• General
• Compressible Flow Relationships
• Straight Pipes
• Bends, Branches and Junctions
• Duct Fittings and Equipment
• Ejectors and Jet Pumps
• Duct Expansions
• Duct Contractions
• Rotating Machinery
• Two-Phase Flow - Guides to Pressure Drop Related Problems
• Two-Phase Flow - Pressure Losses in Pipes
• Non-Newtonian Flow
• Fans
• Pumps
• Noise in Air-Conditioning Systems
• Fluid Transients in Pipes and Tunnels
• Fluid Transients
• Pipeline Vibrations
• CFD Guides

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Heat Transfer

• Organisational Documents
• Internal Flow - Single-Phase Convection
• Internal Flow - Single-Phase Convection - Enhancement
• External Flow - Single-Phase Convection - Single Tubes and Other Bodies
• External Flow - Single-Phase Convection - Tube Banks and Shell-And-Tube Heat Exchangers
• Heat Pipes
• Insulation
• Temperature Measurement
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Fouling
• Fouling and Slagging
• Process Integration
• Heat Exchangers - Flow Induced Vibration
• Heat Exchangers - Effectiveness - Ntu Relationships
• Heat Exchangers - Selection and Costing
• Heat Exchangers - Rapid Design

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Mechanisms

• Organisational Documents
• General
• Gears
• Contact Stresses
• Cams - Guide to Data Items
• Cams - Calculation Methods
• Cams - Derivation of Equations
• Cams - Estimation of Basic Dimensions
• Cams - Examples
• Cams - Cam Law Blending
• Cams - Material Selection
• Cams - Stress and Lubrication Analysis
• Cams - Selection
• Linkages - Atlas of Performance Curves
• Linkages - Synthesis and Analysis
• Workbench
• Linkages - Balancing
• Geneva Mechanisms
• OSMEC - Linkage Analysis Software
• Springs

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Performance

• Explanatory and General Guidance
• Equations of Motion
• Atmospheric Data
• Airspeed Data
• Drag of Airframes
• Drag of Engines
• Estimation - Jet and Fan Engine Thrust
• Estimation - Propellers
• Tyre-Runway Forces
• Tyre Spray
• Airfield Performance - General
• Landing
• Estimation - Take-off
• Estimation - Range and Endurance
• Flight Path Optimisation
• Estimation - Manoeuvres
• Statistical Techniques
• Similarity Methods
• Fitting of Functions
• Air Data - Flight Test Measurement
• Air Data - Sensor Calibrations and Errors
• Thrust Determination
• Analysis - Jet Aeroplanes
• Reduction Methods - Aeroplanes
• Analysis - Turbine Helicopters
• Aircraft Performance Program
• Risk - Treatment and Analysis

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Physical Data, Chemical Engineering

• Solar Heating
• Data Sources
• Normal Melting, Boiling and Critical Points
• Vapour Pressure - General
• Vapour Pressure - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Vapour Pressure - Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Vapour Pressure - Cyclo Compounds
• Vapour Pressure - Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Vapour Pressure - Aliphatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
• Vapour Pressure - Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Vapour Pressure - Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Vapour Pressure - Organic Sulphur Compounds
• Vapour Pressure - Polycyclic Compounds
• Orthobaric Densities and Molar Volumes of Liquids
• Density - Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Density - Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Density - Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Density - Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Polycyclic Compounds
• Heat Capacity and Enthalpy of Liquids
• Viscosity - Common Liquids, Petroleum Products
• Viscosity - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Viscosity - Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Viscosity - Aliphatic and Cyclic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Viscosity - Aromatic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Viscosity - Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
• Viscosity - Inorganic Compounds
• Viscosity - Halogenated Hydrocarbons
• Thermal Conductivity - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Thermal Conductivity - Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Thermal Conductivity - Alicyclic Compounds
• Thermal Conductivity - Liquid Mixtures
• Thermal Conductivity - Aliphatic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Thermal Conductivity - Aromatic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Thermal Conductivity - Aliphatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen and Oxygen
• Thermal Conductivity - Aromatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen and Oxygen
• Thermal Conductivity - Cyclic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
• Thermal Conductivity - Inorganic Compounds
• Thermal Conductivity - Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• Thermal Conductivity - Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Thermophysical Properties of Ideal and Dilute Gases - Hydrocarbons
• Thermophysical Properties of Ideal and Dilute Gases - Inorganic Compounds
• Thermophysical Properties of Ideal and Dilute Gases - Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
• Thermophysical Properties of Ideal and Dilute Gases - Halogenated Hydrocarbons
• Thermophysical Properties - Aliphatic Compounds, Refrigerants, Heterocyclic Compounds
• Thermophysical Properties - Aromatic Compounds
• Thermophysical Properties - Inorganic Compounds
• Fire Hazard Properties
• Properties of Water Substance

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Stress and Strength

• Organisational Documents
• General Data
• Struts, Beams and Plates
• Plates under Pressure
• Shafts
• Pipes
• Pressure Vessels
• Stress Concentrations
• Fatigue - General
• Fatigue Strength of Materials
• Statistical Methods
• Fracture Mechanics - General
• Crack Propagation
• Stress Intensity Factors
• Bolted Joints and Screw Threads
• Welds in Aluminium Alloys
• Welds in Steel
• Bonded Joints
• Disc and Strip Springs
• Helical Springs
• Contact Stresses

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Structures

• Organisational Documents
• General Data
• Section Constants
• Stress Concentrations
• Beams
• Buckling of Rectangular Plates and Panels in Compression
• Buckling of Rectangular Plates under Combined Loadings
• Buckling of Non-Rectangular Plates
• Buckling of Flat Rectangular Plates and Panels in Shear
• Buckling of Curved Plates and Panels in Shear
• Laminated Composites - Analysis and Design
• Buckling of Balanced Laminated Composites
• Buckling of Unbalanced Laminated Composites
• Laminated Composites - Failure Criteria
• Sandwich Panels under Normal Loading
• Sandwich Panels with Composite Face Plates
• Buckling of Sandwich Panels
• Isotropic Plates under Pressure
• Composite Plates under Pressure
• Struts
• Local Buckling
• Design for Minimum Weight
• Circular Frames
• Diffusion Problems
• Cylinders and Pipes
• Bolted Joints
• Bonded Joints
• Hot Structures
• Component Idealisation for Finite Element Analysis

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Transonic Aerodynamics

• Explanatory and General Guidance
• Aerofoils - Estimation of Pressure Distribution
• Aerofoils - Computational Methods
• Aerofoils - Drag Rise, Designs, Separation
• Aerofoils - Excrescence Drag Magnification
• VGK Aerofoil Method
• Wings - Aerodynamic Design
• Wings - Spanwise Loading
• Wings - Drag Rise, Wave Drag, Separation
• VFP Wing Method
• Vortex Generators
• Axisymmetric Bodies - Drag Rise
• Axisymmetric Forebodies - Wave Drag, Pressure Distribution
• Axisymmetric Forecowls - Wave Drag, Pressure Distribution
• Design Optimisation
• Surface Flow Visualisation
• Extrapolating Wind-Tunnel Data
• Wind Tunnel Interference

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Tribology

• Organisational Documents
• Bearing Selection
• Rolling Bearings
• Journal Bearing Calculations
• Thrust Bearing Calculations
• Flexible Elements
• Temperatures in Bearings
• Contact Stresses
• Lubrication
• Seal Selection
• Material Properties
• Design and Material Selection
• Rotordynamics
• Stress and Lubrication of Disc Cams

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Vibration and Acoustic Fatigue

• Organizational Documents
• General
• Endurance under Acoustic Loading
• Loading Actions
• Stress-Strain Response to Acoustic Loading
• Natural Frequencies of Plate and Shell Structures
• Natural Frequencies of Sandwich Panels and Box Structures
• Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Structures
• Estimation of Fatigue Life of Structures Subjected to Random Loading
• Damping

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Wind Engineering

• Organisational Documents
• Wind Speeds and Turbulence - Mean Hourly and Gust Speeds, Extreme Speeds, Turbulence Characteristics
• Wind Speeds and Turbulence - Effect of Terrain Roughness and Local Topography
• Mean Loads on Structures - Single Circular and Multi-Sided Cylinders, Cylinder Groups
• Mean Loads on Structures - Rectangular-Section Cylinders, Paraboloidal Antennas, Wind-Tunnel Blockage
• Mean Loads on Structures - Lattice Frames and Towers, Beams of Various Sections
• Dynamic Response - Background, Turbulence Buffeting
• Dynamic Response - Across-Wind Buffeting, Vortex Shedding (Non-Circular Sections), Galloping
• Dynamic Response - Vortex Shedding and Turbulence (Single Circular Section), Cylinder Groups
• Natural Vibration Parameters of Structures - Core, Shear, Frame Buildings, Towers, 2D Frameworks

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