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650:463 COMPRESSIBLE FLUID DYNAMICS
(3 CREDITS)

1997/9 Catalog Data: Integral form of conservation laws. One dimensional compressible flow with friction and heat. Normal and oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer expansion. Differential form of conservation laws. Unsteady wave motion. 2-D subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flow.
Textbook: John D. Anderson, Modern Compressible Flow , McGraw-Hill, 1988.
Reference: None
Goals: This course is designed to give seniors in mechanical and aerospace engineering a fundamental understanding of compressible flow phenomena and an introduction to use of computer techniques.
Prerequisites: 650:312,351
Prerequisites by topic:
1. Fluid mechanics
2. Thermodynamics

Topics:
1. Compressible Flow- Some History and Introductory Thoughts
2. Integral Forms of the Conservation Equations for Inviscid Flows
3. One-Dimensional Flow
4. Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves
5. Quasi-One-Dimensional Flow
6. Differential conservation Equations for Inviscid Flows
7. Unsteady Wave Motion
8. Linearized Flow
9. Numerical Techniques for Steady Supersonic Flow
10.The Time-Dependent Technique: With Application to Supersonic Blunt Bodies and Nozzles

Computer Usage:
The students studied nozzle design using shock-polar analysis, and 1D shock tube problem done via Riemann solvers on the computer. They were also required to write a program to conduct a parametric study of the convergence of nozzle flow to steady state.

ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared this course description:
Engineering science: 1.5 credits or 50%
Engineering design: 1.5 credits or 50%