Gas Dynamics (3rd Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 688 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 3rd Edition January 21, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0131206680
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0131206687
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 6.4 pounds

Product Description


This edition of a very successful and widely adopted book has been brought up-to-date with computer methods and applications throughout. It makes use of spreadsheet programs, and contains unique procedures that have never appeared before in any gas dynamics book. KEY TOPICS Chapter topics include basic equations of compressible flow., wave propagation in compressible media, isentropic flow of a perfect gas, stationary and moving normal shock waves, oblique shock waves, flow with friction and with heat addition or heat loss, equations of motion for multidimensional flow, methods of characteristics, special topics in gas dynamics, and measurement in compressible flow. For mechanical and aerospace engineers.

Publisher Description
A comprehensive examination of the basics of compressible flow and gas dynamics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
Clearly explains the fundamentals of the subject from a scienctific and a mathematical perspective. It is useful for students and researchers of many engineering backgrounds.