Fundamentals of Compressible Flow
Description
Compressible flows play a crucial role in a variety of man-made and natural phenomena including aerodynamics, rocket and missile propulsion, and steam and gas turbines. It also can solve a number of design problems associated with these applications.
In this course, learn the major concepts in the compressible flow of gases as well as the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Gain a physical understanding of the phenomena and analytical techniques.
Prerequisites
A conferred Bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or better.
Undergraduate background in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Topics include
- Fluid flow and thermodynamics of gases
- Control volumes, vector calculus, equations of motion
- Gas dynamics of nozzles
- Steady and unsteady waves, oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer expansion
- Linearized potential flow, thin airfoil theory
Course Availability
The course schedule is displayed for planning purposes – courses can be modified, changed, or cancelled. Course availability will be considered finalized on the first day of open enrollment. For quarterly enrollment dates, please refer to our graduate education section.
