Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics

The course introduces compressible flow and its constitutive equations. The physical concepts behind isentropic flows, area-Mach number relation etc will be discussed with practical problems in mind. Properties of shocks and expansions are important parts of this course. All the numerical examples will be in SI units.
INTENDED AUDIENCE : Undergraduate students of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPRE-REQUISITES : Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Aerospace industry

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1 : Fluids, compressible flow I & II laws of TD Clausius inequalityWeek 2 : Control volume analysis Conservation of mass Conservation of momentumWeek 3 : Conservation of energy,TutorialWeek 4 : Sonic velocity,Wave propagation, Pressure-energy relationWeek 5 : Stagnation concept, Isentropic flows,Stagnation relations, TutorialWeek 6 : Varying area flow Mass, momentum, energy equations Converging nozzleWeek 7 : M* concept, Gas tables,C-D nozzle,TutorialWeek 8 : Standing normal shocks, Prandtl's relation,Normal shocks in CD nozzleWeek 9 : Rankine-Hugoniot equation,Moving shocks,TutorialWeek 10 : Oblique Shocks,Theta-Beta-M relation,Shock polar curvesWeek 11 : Expansion fans,Prandtl-Meyer flow,Tutorial