Gas Dynamics and Propulsion

Overview Introduction - Compressibility of Fluids; Compressible and Incompressible Flows; Perfect Gas Equation of State; Calorically Perfect Gas - One Dimensional Flows Basics Governing Equations; Acoustic Wave Propagation Speed; Mach Number; Reference States sonic state - Reference States stagnation state; T-s and P-v Diagrams in Compressible Flows - Normal Shock Waves - Governing Equations; Mathematical Derivation of the Normal Shock Solution - Illustration of the Normal Shock Solution on T-s and P-v diagrams; Worked example - Further Insights into the Normal Shock Wave Solution - Flow with Heat Addition