Introduction to Compressible Fluid Flow, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

K13609

"The main strength of the book is the use of very easy to comprehend

and simple English. The author has made extensive use of examples and

illustrations to aid in understanding of the topics. The integrated computer

methods using MATLAB

®

routines and the COMPROP software enable

students to explore concepts and applications. The new and expanded

edition of the book also lays down a good foundation for advanced gas

dynamics topics for an undergraduate course like no other text."

—Professor Farooq Saeed,

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Introduction to Compressible Fluid Flow, Second Edition offers

extensive coverage of the physical phenomena experienced in

compressible ow. Updated and revised, the second edition provides

a thorough explanation of the assumptions used in the analysis of

compressible ows. It develops in students an understanding of what

causes compressible ows to differ from incompressible ows and

how they can be analyzed. This book also offers a strong foundation

for more advanced and focused study.

The book begins with discussions of the analysis of isentropic ows,

of normal and oblique shock waves and of expansion waves. The

nal chapters deal with nozzle characteristics, friction effects, heat

exchange effects, a hypersonic ow, high-temperature gas effects, and

low-density ows. This book applies real-world applications and gives

greater attention to the supporting software and its practical application.

Additional problems have been added, and non-numerical problems

illustrating practical applications have been included. A solutions

manual that contains complete solutions to all of the problems in this

book is available. The manual incorporates the same problem-solving

methodology as adopted in the worked examples in this book. It also

provides summaries of the major equations developed in each chapter.

An interactive computer program also accompanies this book.

Introduction to Compressible Fluid Flow

SECOND EDITION

Mechanical Engineering

Introduction to

Compressible

Fluid Flow

Patrick H. Oosthuizen

William E. Carscallen

SECOND EDITION

Introduction to Compressible Fluid Flow

SECOND

EDITION

Oosthuizen

Carscallen