Compressible fluid flow

The principles of classical compressible flow have been applied to the solution of problems in fields as different as high speed aerodynamics and the long distance transport of gases at low speeds. Attention is presently given to thermodynamic and fluid mechanics concepts directly pertinent to compressible flow, and to such specific phenomena as isentropic flow through a variable area duct, normal shock waves, and the effects of friction and heat interaction. Several numerical examples are given for the method of characteristics, and a full treatment of linearized flow is presented.