MAE 5420 - Compressible Fluid Flow
Downloadable Course Notes:
Each section Listed below will span approximately 1 week
Posted notes are identical to notes presented in class
Section 1: Compressible Flow - History and Basic Definitions
Section 2: Integral Forms of the Conservation Equations for Inviscid Flows
Section 3: Introduction to One-Dimensional Flow
Section 4: Quasi-One-Dimensional Flow in Convergent/Divergent Nozzles
Section 5: Non-Isentropic 1-D Flow, Normal Shock Waves, Heat Addition
Section 6: Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves
Section 7: Supersonic Flow Over Flat Plates, Wedges, and Airfoils
Section 8: Non-Ideal Supersonic Flow Condition
Section 9: Flow Through Systems of Multiple Shock Wave
Section 10: An Introduction to Two-Dimensional Method of Characteristics
Section 11: Conical Supersonic Flow Fields
Section 12: Introduction to Hypersonic Vehicle Design