Generic Course Syllabus (ABET Format)
- (Revised August 2008)
Catalog Description:
Application of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy to the
design and analysis of compressible fluid systems.
Course Prerequisites:
MAE 3400, 3420
Course Materials:
John D. Anderson, Modern Compressible Flow with Historical
Perspectives, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2021.
Topics Covered:
Thermodynamics review; Integral forms of conservation equations
for inviscid flow; One-dimensional flow; Normal shock relations;
Quasi-one-dimensional flow; Oblique shocks and Prandtl-Meyer
expansion; Supersonic flow over flat plate; 2-D Supersonic airfoil,
Wave Drag; Introduction to turbulent boundary layers in high-speed
flows; Skin friction models; Effects of skin friction on supersonic
lift-to-drag ratio; Detached shockwaves; Supersonic drag on blunt
leading edge; Flow through multiple shock systems; Application
to supersonic inlet design; Method of characteristics as applied to
nozzle design; Introduction to differential form of conservation
equations; Supersonic conical flow; Taylor-Maccoll solution;
Hypersonic flow; Non-adiabatic shockwaves
Course Schedule:
3 Days per Week, 2.5 Hours Lecture
Course Contribution:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: 0 credit hour(s).
Engineering Sciences and Design: 3 credit hour(s).
General Education Component: 0 credit hour(s).
Course Objectives:
To establish the necessary physical and thermodynamic background
and then develop the fundamental concepts that will allow the student
to solve practical compressible flow problems.
Course Assessment Measures:
1. Homework/Programming Assignments (50%)
2. Midterm Exam (25%)
3. Final Project (25%)
- At the Instructor's Discretion, an optional final exam may be offered .
- Students electing to take the optional final exam may choose the higher of the two scores, Midterm or Final.
Specific Objectives, Instruments and Assessments