"Compressible flow (or gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density."
Refers to fluid flow in which the density of the fluid changes significantly due to changes in pressure, temperature, or velocity.
Properties of compressible fluids: This covers the basic properties of fluids that are compressible, including their density, temperature, and pressure.
Sound waves and Mach number: This covers how sound waves and Mach numbers are related to compressible fluids and their behavior.
Continuity equation: The continuity equation is used to describe how the mass flow rate of a compressible fluid changes across a given section of the flow.
Momentum equation: The momentum equation is used to determine how the momentum of a compressible fluid changes as it moves through a section of flow.
Energy equation: The energy equation is used to determine how energy is transferred through a compressible fluid as it moves through a section of flow.
One-dimensional flows: This covers how compressible fluids behave in a one-dimensional flow setting, including the use of the gas law equation.
Shock waves: Shock waves are sudden, extreme changes in a compressible fluid's pressure and density, and this topic covers the behavior of shock waves in compressible flows.
Nozzles and diffusers: These are devices that can be used to control the flow of compressible fluids, and this topic covers the behavior and design of these devices.
Compressible flow measurement: The measurement of compressible fluid flow, including topics such as pitot tubes and other instruments used to measure flow in compressible fluids.
Compressible flow around simple geometries: This topic covers the behavior of compressible fluids around simple geometries, including the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to model these flows.
Boundary layer analysis: The behavior of compressible fluids near the boundary of a solid object is important in many applications, and this topic covers how to analyze and predict this behavior.
Supersonic flow: Supersonic flow is a type of compressible flow where the fluid moves faster than the speed of sound, and this topic covers the behavior of supersonic flows.
Transonic flow: Transonic flow is a type of compressible flow where the fluid moves at or near the speed of sound, and this topic covers the behavior of transonic flows.
Hypersonic flow: Hypersonic flow is a type of compressible flow where the fluid moves at very high speeds, and this topic covers the behavior of hypersonic flows.
Compressible flow applications: This topic covers the many applications of compressible flow in engineering and science, including aerospace, automotive, and energy systems.
Steady Compressible Flow: A type of fluid flow where the properties of the fluid change continuously but the flow conditions remain constant over time.
Unsteady Compressible Flow: A type of fluid flow where the properties of the fluid and the flow conditions change continuously over time.
Supersonic Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow where the fluid velocity is higher than the speed of sound.
Subsonic Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow where the fluid velocity is lower than the speed of sound.
Transonic Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow where the fluid velocity is in the range of the speed of sound.
Hypersonic Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow where the fluid velocity is much higher than the speed of sound.
Incompressible Flow: A type of fluid flow where the density of the fluid remains constant along the flow, despite any moderate changes in pressure.
Compressible Flow: A type of fluid flow where the density of the fluid varies along the flow because of changes in pressure.
Isentropic Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow where the entropy of the fluid remains constant along the flow.
Shock Wave Flow: A type of fluid flow that occurs when the fluid velocity changes significantly across a boundary or obstacle. It is characterized by a sudden increase in pressure and temperature.
Weak Shock Flow: A type of fluid flow that occurs when the shock wave is weak and the pressure and temperature changes across the boundary or obstacle are relatively small.
Strong Shock Flow: A type of fluid flow that occurs when the shock wave is strong, and the pressure and temperature changes across the boundary or obstacle are very significant.
Expansion Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow that occurs when the fluid expands, causing a decrease in pressure and temperature.
Compressive Flow: A type of compressible fluid flow that occurs when the fluid is compressed, causing an increase in pressure and temperature.
"Flows are usually treated as being incompressible when the Mach number is smaller than 0.3."
"The Mach number is the ratio of the speed of the flow to the speed of sound."
"The density change due to velocity is about 5% in that case."
"The study of compressible flow is relevant to high-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting, and many other fields."
"High-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting."
"Compressible flow (or gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density."
"Flows are usually treated as being incompressible when the Mach number is smaller than 0.3."
"The density change due to velocity is about 5% in that case."
"High-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting, and many other fields."
"Compressible flow (or gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density."
"The Mach number is the ratio of the speed of the flow to the speed of sound."
"Flows are usually treated as being incompressible when the Mach number is smaller than 0.3."
"The density change due to velocity is about 5% in that case."
"High-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting."
"Compressible flow (or gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density."
"Flows are usually treated as being incompressible when the Mach number is smaller than 0.3."
"The density change due to velocity is about 5% in that case."
"High-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting, and many other fields."
"High-speed aircraft, jet engines, rocket motors, high-speed entry into a planetary atmosphere, gas pipelines, commercial applications such as abrasive blasting."