ME301
Unit I
Governing equations for inviscid-compressible flows. Static and stagnation properties. Speed of sound and Mach number.
Unit II
Isentropic flow through variable area passage ducts. Choking of flow.
Unit III
Normal and oblique shocks. Prandtl-Meyer flows.
Unit IV
Fanno flow. Rayleigh flow.
Unit V
Fundamentals of jet propulsion. Propulsion cycle. Power and efficiency calculations. Turbojet, turbofan, and turboprop engines. Fundamentals of rocket propulsion.
References
1. Yahya, S.M., Fundamentals of Compressible Flow with Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion, 3rd ed., New Age International Publishers, 2003.
2. Oosthuizen, P.H. and Carscallen, W.E., Compressible Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
3. Zucker, R.D. and Biblarz, 0., Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics, 2nd ed., John Wiley, 2002.
