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ME 410

ME 410 - Intermediate Gas Dynamics

Spring 2025

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Compressible FlowAE312A29874LCD31300 - 1350 M W F  3031 Campus Instructional Facility 
Intermediate Gas DynamicsME410GR68598LCD31300 - 1350 M W F  3031 Campus Instructional Facility Francesco Panerai
Intermediate Gas DynamicsME410UG37438LCD31300 - 1350 M W F  3031 Campus Instructional Facility Francesco Panerai

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Official Description

Solution of internal compressible-flow problems by one-dimensional techniques, both steady and unsteady; flows with smooth and abrupt area change, with friction, with heat addition, and with mass addition; flows with weak and strong waves, multiple confined streams, and shock waves. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ME 200; ME 310, TAM 335 or AE 311.

Detailed Course Description

Solution of compressible flow problems by one-dimensional techniques, both steady and unsteady; flows with smooth and abrupt area change with friction, with heat addition, and with mass addition; flows with weak and strong waves, multiple confined streams, and shock waves. Prerequisite: ME 300 and ME 310, or either AE 311 or TAM 335. 4 undergraduate hours or 4 graduate hours.

TOPICS:

1. Review of basic fluid dynamic and thermodynamic principles

2. One-dimensional wave motion, normal shock waves

3. Governing equations for generalized one-dimensional flow

4. Isentropic flow with area change

5. Applications of isentropic flow and normal shock waves

6. Flow with friction (Fanno flow)

7. Flow with heat addition (Rayleigh flow)

8. Generalized one-dimensional flow

9. Oblique shock waves

10. Prandtl-Meyer expansions and applications

ME: MechSE or technical elective.

EM: Possible secondary field, with approval.

Last updated

9/25/2018

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