Compressible flow outline

Compressible flow subpages ordered by category

Thermodynamics

• Isentropic relations
• Specific heat
• Thermodynamic processes
• Compressible flow
• Thermodynamics

Governing equations

• Compressible flow
• Governing equations
• The entropy equation
• Crocco's equation
• Governing equations on differential form
• Governing equations on integral form

One-dimensional flow

• Compressible flow
• One-dimensional flow with heat addition
• One-dimensional flow with friction
• Reference flow states
• Normal-shock relations
• Shock waves
• Acoustic waves
• One-dimensional inviscid flow

Oblique shocks and expansion waves

• Compressible flow
• Oblique shocks and expansion waves
• Shock-expansion theory
• Expansion waves
• Oblique shocks

Quasi-one-dimensional flow

• Quasi-one-dimensional flow
• Compressible flow
• Nozzle flow
• Choked flow
• The Q1D equations
• Diffusers
• Area-velocity relation
• Area-Mach relation

Unsteady waves

• Unsteady waves
• Compressible flow
• Shock-tube relations
• Moving shock waves
• Moving expansion waves
• Finite non-linear waves
• Acoustic theory