Compressible Flow and Gas Dynamics

Course content

1. 1Compressibility and the speed of soundComing
2. 2Isentropic flowComing
3. 3Normal shock wavesComing
4. 4Oblique shocksComing
5. 5Prandtl-Meyer expansionsComing
6. 6Quasi-one-dimensional nozzle flowComing
7. 7Supersonic wind tunnelsComing
8. 8Fanno and Rayleigh flowComing
9. 9Linearized subsonic flowComing
10. 10Transonic flow and supercritical airfoilsComing
11. 11Supersonic airfoils and wingsComing
12. 12Hypersonic flow introductionComing

Requirements

• AERO-300 Aerodynamics I
• MEC-230 Thermodynamics I

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

High-speed flow: shocks, expansions, nozzles and supersonic aerodynamics.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 3.