Compressible Flow With Applications to Engines, Shocks and Nozzles

This book is part of the series "Mathematics and Physics Applied to Science and Technology." The book presents the mathematical theory of partial differential equations. It includes applications to acoustic, elastic, water, electromagnetic and other waves, to the diffusion of heat, mass and electricity, and to their interactions.

List of contents

2. Compressible Flow with Applications to Engines, Shocks and Nozzles
2.5 Equation of State and Thermodynamic Cycles. 2.6 Adiabatic Compressible Fluid Flow. 2.7. Vortex Sheet and the Normal Shock (Rankine 1870; Huginot 1887). 2.8. Oblique Shock (Busemann 1931) and Adiabatic Turn (Prandtl, Meyer 1908). 2.9. The "Choked" or "Shocked" Nozzle. 2.10. Conclusion.

About the author

Luis Manuel Braga da Costa Campos was Chair Professor and the Coordinator of the Scientific Area of Applied and Aerospace Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and also the director (and founder) of the Center for Aeronautical and Space Science and Technology until retirement in 2020.
L.A. R. Vilela is currently completing an Integrated Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering at Institute Superior Tecnico (1ST) of Lisbon University.

Summary

This book is part of the series “Mathematics and Physics Applied to Science and Technology.” The book presents the mathematical theory of partial differential equations. It includes applications to acoustic, elastic, water, electromagnetic and other waves, to the diffusion of heat, mass and electricity, and to their interactions.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Manuel Braga da Costa Campos, Luis Manuel (University of Braga Da Costa Campos, Luís António Raio Vilela
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032030814
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203081-4
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Mathematics and Physics for Science and Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous; MATHEMATICS / Applied, MATHEMATICS / Differential Equations / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical, Mechanical Engineering, Discrete Mathematics, Differential calculus & equations, Applied mathematics, Engineering thermodynamics, Differential calculus and equations