TY - CHAP AU - Vladimir Frolov ED - Mofid Gorji-Bandpy ED - Aly-Mousaad Aly Y1 - 2021-01-18 PY - 2021 T1 - Critical Mach Numbers of Flow around Two-Dimensional and Axisymmetric Bodies N2 - Aerodynamics, the study of air motion around solid objects, allows us to understand and measure the dominating forces acting on aircrafts, buildings, bridges, automobiles, and other structures. The forces that result in an aircraft overcoming gravity and drag are called thrust and lift. Various parameters such as geometrical configurations of objects, as well as physical properties of air, which may be functions of position and time, affect those forces. This book covers some of the latest studies regarding the application of the principles of aerodynamics to the design of many different engineered objects. This book will be of interest to mechanical and aerospace engineering students, academics, and researchers who are looking for new insights into this fascinating branch of fluid mechanics. BT - Aerodynamics SP - Ch. 9 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.94981 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.94981 SN - 978-1-83880-168-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-11 ER -