Conservation laws [Aerodynamics #5]

In this lecture we cover the Conservation Equations of aerodynamics. This is primarily a physical overview of the equations, and a helpful review for those that saw these equations in Fluid Mechanics. For those in my fluids class, this will be your first experience with the Conservation of Energy equation. As always, I take a physical perspective and try to explain each term in detail, while avoiding the time-consuming derivations (which you can find online in various places or in Anderson’s book). We detail the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy and then consider how we practically use them. Free downloadable notes (PDF with white background) can be found at my website: