Gas Dynamics

This revised and updated second edition continues to provide the most accessible and readable approach to the study of all the vital topics and issues associated with gas dynamic processes. At every stage, the physics governing the process, its application and limitations are discussed in depth.

With a strong emphasis on basic concepts and problem-solving skills, this book is suitable as a text for a course on Gas Dynamics/Compressible Flows/High-speed Aerodynamics both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and applied physics. The elegant and to the point writing style of the book, along with illustrations and worked examples, makes it eminently suitable for self-study by scientists and engineers working in the field of gas dynamics in industries and research laboratories.

Some of the unique features of the book are the following:

•A concise coverage of the background material on thermodynamic concepts.

•Logical and systematic treatment of fundamental aspects of gas dynamics, waves in the supersonic regime and gas dynamic processes.

•Extensive treatment of steady one-dimensional flow, normal shocks, oblique shock and expansion waves, Fanno flow and Rayleigh flow.

•An in-depth presentation of potential equations for compressible flows, similarity rule and two-dimensional compressible flows.

•A unique, precise coverage of the Method of Characteristics and the analytical relations of the coordinates for supersonic nozzle design.

•An introduction to measurements in compressible flows and optical flow visualization techniques.

•A preliminary introduction to rarefied gas dynamics and high-temperature gas dynamics.

•Numerous end-of-chapter problems to develop an orderly approach to problem-solving methodology.

Solutions Manual containing the complete worked-out solutions to chapter-end problems is available for instructors.