Premier Aerodynamics Podcast

Nonplanar wings produce much less induced drag than planar wings. In this podcast, we cover how, and why with winglets and spiroid wingtips on wings. CHECK OUT our new OpenFoam CFD course that covers everything from literally installing it to running your own DES simulations, and everything in between: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ CHECK OUT our new Intermediate CFD course that covers w...

F 18 fighter jets have LEXs (leading edge extensions). What are their aerodynamics? How do they help the plane fly? What happens when they don't perform as they should? Find out in this podcast! CHECK OUT our new OpenFoam CFD course that covers everything from literally installing it to running your own DES simulations, and everything in between: h ttps://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ CHECK...

If you poke a car's wheels out from the wheelhouse, does that affect its drag and lift coefficients? If so, how? Does poking them out more make the drag coefficient increase or decrease? Find out in this podcast! CHECK OUT our new OpenFoam CFD course that covers everything from literally installing it to running your own DES simulations, and everything in between: https://premieraerodynamics.c...

Winglets are maybe the best flow control device on an airplane. BUT, there are so many different ways to shape them. How does the cant angle and the sweep angle affect a wing's lift coefficient, drag coefficient, and lift to drag ratio? Find out in this podcast! CHECK OUT our new Intermediate CFD course that covers what you need to go into industry and do high quality simulations: https://prem...

Bird wings are incredibly complex. For example, some birds produce less drag at higher angles of attack, while other birds have feathers that make them almost completely silent. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Find out more about bird wing aerodynamics in this podcast! CHECK OUT our new Intermediate CFD course that covers what you need to go into industry and do high quality simulations: h...

Bats are some of the best fliers despite physics potentially suggesting otherwise. Why are they so good at flying? Find out in this podcast! CHECK OUT our new Intermediate CFD course that covers what you need to go into industry and do high quality simulations: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want an easy...

Spiders can fly, but it isn't know just how they do it. Do they just use aerodynamics, or do they also use electric fields in the atmosphere? And if so, how? Find out in this podcast! Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Check out our new Intermediate CFD course that covers what you need to go into industry and do high quality simulations: https:...

Halo jumps are jumps from really high up, like 40 kilometers high. From that height, conventional aerodynamics breakdown. Shock waves form and drag coefficients aren't what you'd expect them to be. Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Want an easy way t...

Hummingbirds are incredible fliers and they hum. Do heavier hummingbirds make more noise than skinnier hummingbirds? Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Check out The Atmosphere Hawk to make your ae...

Drones are very stable, easy to fly, can carry very large payloads, BUT they are inefficient. This podcast goes through how having more than one rotor can create interference and reduce a drone's efficiency. Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Want an easy...

How does the Reynolds number affect a gurney flap's performance? We know that regular airfoils are greatly affected by the reynolds number, but that also hold true for when you have a gurney flap on the back? Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Want an eas...

Gurney flaps have been around for a yonk's age, but there isn't that much information about how changing their size, location, and orientation affects an airfoil's lift and drag...until now. This podcast covers this aerodynamics. Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodyna...

SUVs have very high drag coefficients. How do you reduce them? And which aerodynamic modifications affect their lift and drag? Find out in this podcast! Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/ Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Check out...

Corrugated airfoils are cool. Dragonflies have them. How do they work at ultra low reynolds numbers? This podcast covers that! LSB and boundary layer transition podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stMFiGK89hg Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your ae...

What are the aerodynamics of a cool flying train? Find out in this podcast! Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your aerodynamic experiments better: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Atmosphere-hawk Want to get better at CFD? Check out our courses: https://pr...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 How does one car overtaking another affect both cars' aerodynamics? Find out in this podcast! Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your aerodynamic experiments better: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Atmosphere-hawk Want to get better at CFD? Check out o...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Using 3D Printing to print helicopter blades is cool, but can it be done? Will the blades stand up to the centrifugal forces? Find out in this podcast! Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your aerodynamic experiments better: https://premieraerodynamics.com/...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Starting vertical axis wind turbines is important. How can you design the blades to increase their efficiencies? Find out in this podcast! Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your aerodynamic experiments better: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Atmosphere-ha...

Total Pressure, Static Pressure, and Dynamic Pressure video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0HNjp5jGOI&pp=ygUjcHJlbWllciBhZXJvZHluYW1pY3MgdG90YWwgcHJlc3N1cmU%3D Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 How does the aerodynamics of trains change in cross winds? And how does the shape of a train's nose affect its aerodynamics in such a situation?...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 There are more propeller designs than you can poke a stick at. But this propeller is different. It allows robots to swim and move over obstacles. In this podcast, we will go through its hydrodynamics as well as optimization with a design of experiments and the Taguchi method. Want an easy way to make your experime...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Diffusers are very important flow control devices on cars. In this podcast, we go through the effects of diffusers, skirts, and front diffusers on a car's lift, drag, and flow physics. Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% more accurate? Get The Atmosphere Hawk to make your aerodynamic experiments bet...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 The wheelhouses are not talked about much, but what are their effects on the aerodynamics of a car? Are they significant, or not really? In this second part of this podcast series, we cover the effects of an Audi, Toyota, and Mercedes Benz Wheelhouse on an Ahmed body's aerodynamics. Want an easy way to make yo...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 The wheelhouses are not talked about much, but what are their effects on the aerodynamics of a car? Are they significant, or not really? In this podcast, we cover how to CFD a car and whether the wheelhouse geometry affects a cars aerodynamics, including the drag. Want an easy way to make your experiments 2-4% mor...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Airplanes have used winglets for many years now, and for good reason. They increase their efficiencies. But, the problem with traditional winglets is that they are fixed in one geometry. What if you could adapt your winglets to deliver better performance at different flight phases? This podcast discusses this idea...

Premier Aerodynamics: https://www.youtube.com/premieraerodynamics?sub_confirmation=1 Airplanes have used winglets for many years now, and for good reason. They increase their efficiencies. But, the problem with traditional winglets is that they are fixed in one geometry. What if you could adapt your winglets to deliver better performance at different flight phases? This podcast discusses this idea...