This book describes a mathematical model of flow past a lifting systemperforming steady and unsteady motion in close proximity to the underlyingsolid surface gr... » 

This book describes a mathematical model of flow past a lifting systemperforming steady and unsteady motion in close proximity to the underlyingsolid surface ground. The author considers various approximations based onthe general method of matched asymptotic expansions applied to lifting flows.Particular importance is attached to the case of extreme ground effectsdescribing very small relative ground clearances. Practitioners involved in thedesign of winginground effect vehicles will find in this book all therelevant formulae and calculated data for the prediction of aerodynamiccharacteristics in this important limiting case. More generally this book issuitable for graduate students researchers and engineers working or lecturingin the area of theoretical aerodynamics. «