Foundations of Gas Dynamics
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Foundations of Gas Dynamics

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Foundations of Gas Dynamics

About this book

Foundations of Gas Dynamics covers supersonic and subsonic flow phenomena where compressibility of the fluid cannot be ignored. It finds application in jet and rocket propulsion systems as well as handling industrial gas flow at high speeds. Students and engineers in the mechanical, aerospace, and chemical disciplines will find it useful. It begins with basic concepts such as isentropic flows, shock, and supersonic expansion waves in one dimension. These are followed by one-dimensional flows with friction and heat exchange. Two-dimensional theory with small perturbations is presented, with its applications illustrated by supersonic airfoils. Method of characteristics is used for flows with two independent variables, either with two spatial coordinates or with time variations in one dimension. In later chapters, acoustic wave propagation, supersonic flow combustion, and unsteady shock formation are treated thoroughly. The book ends with a chapter on basic hypersonic flow, with a discussion of similarity rules.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Properties and Kinetic Theory of Gases
  8. 2 Basic Equations and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow
  9. 3 Acoustic Wave and Flow Regime
  10. 4 One-Dimensional Isentropic Flow, Shock, and Expansion Waves
  11. 5 Steady One-Dimensional Flows in Channels
  12. 6 One-Dimensional Flows with Friction
  13. 7 One-Dimensional Flows with Heat Transfer
  14. 8 Equations of Multidimensional Frictionless Flow Subject to Small Perturbation
  15. 9 Applications of Small Perturbation Theory
  16. 10 Method of Characteristics for Two Independent Spatial Variables
  17. 11 Unsteady One-Dimensional Flows and Nonlinear Waves
  18. 12 Introduction to Inviscid Hypersonic Flows
  19. Appendix A Universal Physical Constants
  20. Appendix B Properties of Some Ideal Gases
  21. Appendix C Tables for Isentropic and Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Flows
  22. Appendix D Tables for Normal Shock Waves
  23. Appendix E Oblique-Shock Chart
  24. Appendix F Table for Fanno Line Flow
  25. Appendix G Table for Rayleigh Line Flow
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index